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

He said a colleague told him the nature of the calls, and that "apparently we're going to go straight through Dobby's grave".

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Washington gives Amman roughly $1.45 billion annually, including around $800 million that go straight to government coffers for budgetary support.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

"They go straight into status asthmaticus and… unless you intubate them within a certain time, if they have a respiratory arrest, you have four minutes, otherwise they're brain dead," she explains.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Because they arrive fully trimmed, they can go straight into a low, slow smoke or a gentle braise, where the collagen breaks down into gelatin and the meat becomes tender enough to shred.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

I go straight to Herr Braun, who tells me to go and talk to the director and leave him alone.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron