STRAIGHT AND NARROW

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The way of proper and honest behavior

Example:

he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow

Synonyms:

straight and narrow; strait and narrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("straight and narrow" is a kind of...):

path; way; way of life (a course of conduct)

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