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View synonyms for straight and narrow
straight and narrow
noun
- the way of virtuous or proper conduct:
After his release from prison, he resolved to follow the straight and narrow.
straight and narrow
noun
- 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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