Straight From The Shoulder Meaning

(idiomatic, often hyphenated, chiefly of an act of communication) Done in a direct manner; blunt.

Example: 1908, B. M. Bower, The Long Shadow, ch. 19:
  "Are yuh going to let the Pilgrim hang around here this summer?" he demanded in his straight-from-the-shoulder fashion.
2006, Jeffrey Donovan, "New Report Says Iraq Attacks Hit Record High," Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, 19 Dec. (retrieved 11 June 2009):
  "I intend to travel quite soon to Iraq and meet with our military leaders and other personnel there," he said. "I look forward to hearing their honest assessments of the situation on the ground and to having the benefit of their advice—unvarnished and straight from the shoulder—on how to proceed in the weeks and months ahead."