walk in straight lines
动词 v.
英文释义
动词 v.
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To adhere to a plan, protocol, or train of thought without any deviation or distraction; to stick to the straight and narrow.
— "As I have mentioned some of the modern miracles of science and industry," he went on, "you have asked me how men ever managed to achieve them. This anecdote is my answer. . . . They walked in straight lines. . . . Each man had his 'pine tree' in the distance — his goal."
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see walk, straight, line.
— When the principal installed typical no-excuses rules—mandates that students walk in straight lines between rooms or sit in silence if a teacher raises two fingers, for example—the atmosphere of the school apparently calmed and test scores went up.
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