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2024
straight_and_narrow
straight and narrow
English
Noun
straight
and
narrow
(
uncountable
)
(
idiomatic
)
A path of
honesty
; procedure according to
rules
and
plans
.
The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the
straight and narrow.
Synonyms
strait and narrow
Etymology
Probably "
strait
and narrow," from
Matthew 7:14
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