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straight and narrow

noun

  1. the way of virtuous or proper conduct:

    After his release from prison, he resolved to follow the straight and narrow.

straight and narrow

noun

  1. informal.
    the proper, honest, and moral path of behaviour

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Word History and Origins

Origin of straight and narrow1

First recorded in 1945–50

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Word History and Origins

Origin of straight and narrow1

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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Example Sentences

So Tutt was compelled to walk the straight-and-narrow path whether he liked it or not.

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