go straight

Idioms  

1. Become a law-abiding person; abandon crime. For example, Once he got out on probation, he swore he would go straight. The use of straight in the sense of “honest” dates from the 1500s and probably alludes to the opposite of crooked, used in the sense of “dishonest” from the 13th century on.

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go straight

"They really do go straight to surgery only for the earliest stage tumors, which makes me think this was a very early stage tumor, and has a quite good prognosis."

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Which means that if the season ended today, the White Sox would go straight to the best-of-five division series, even though they have the fourth-best record in the league.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

And its defense team, anchored by the First Amendment firm Ballard Spahr, has used that obligation to go straight at the people closest to Trump on Jan. 6.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Some activists remain positive that more staffers at shelters will improve conditions, but others argue the money should go straight to the animals through food, enrichment and supplies instead of wages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

I get out of the car and walk in the front door and just go straight into my room.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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