straight and narrow

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A path of honesty; a procedure according to rules and plans. idiomatic
    — The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the straight and narrow.

词形变化

strait and narrow alternative

词源

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