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Complete Definition of "on the straight and narrow"

English

Etymology
Probably "strait and narrow," from wikisource:Bible_%28King_James%29/Matthew#Chapter_7|Matthew 7:14

Idiom
on the straight and narrow

  1. idiom honest; proceeding 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.

See also
go down the pan

Category:English prepositional phrases

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