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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Example Sentences

It’s that same feeling that’s so deeply impactful for the viewer, the one that will make them want to go straight from the movie theater to the bookstore.

From Salon

Malone made his own kind of history in 1974 as the first player to go straight from high school to the pros.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inside, I avoid all eye contact and go straight to the basement.

From Literature

He knew if he could reach the second star to the right and go straight on till morning, he’d be well on his way to Neverland, just like the kids in Peter Pan.

From Literature

That’s a reversal from earlier in the year, when Elon Musk called the moon a “distraction,” preferring to go straight to Mars.

From Barron's