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straight and narrow

noun

Etymology

Probably "strait and narrow," from Matthew 7:14.

Definitions

  1. A path of honesty

    A path of honesty; a 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.

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No curated loop yet for straight and narrow. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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