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STRAIT AND NARROW
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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 ("strait and narrow" is a kind of...):
path; way; way of life (a course of conduct)