straight and narrow
noun
the way of virtuous or proper conduct: After his release from prison, he resolved to follow the straight and narrow.
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Origin of straight and narrow
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby straight and narrow
straggle, straggly, straight, straight A, straight-ahead, straight and narrow, straight angle, straight-arm, straight arm lift, straight arrow, straight as an arrow
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Example sentences from the Web for straight and narrow
So Tutt was compelled to walk the straight-and-narrow path whether he liked it or not.
Tutt and Mr. Tutt|Arthur Train
British Dictionary definitions for straight and narrow
straight and narrow
noun
informal the proper, honest, and moral path of behaviour
Word Origin for straight and narrow
perhaps an alteration of strait and narrow, an allusion to Matthew 7:14: ``strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life''
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