go straight

Verb

Meaning

go straight (third-person singular simple present goes straight, present participle going straight, simple past went straight, past participle gone straight)

(idiomatic) To discontinue engaging in criminal acts; to become a law-abiding person.

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Examples

Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards. Fred Hoyle

In life go straight and turn right. Salman Khan

There are some people who begin the Zoo at the beginning, called WAYIN, and walk as quickly as they can past every cage until they get to the one called WAYOUT, but the nicest people go straight to the animal they love the most, and stay there. A. A. Milne

Oh leave the Wise our measures to collate. One thing at least is certain, light has weight. One thing is certain and the rest debate. Light rays, when near the Sun, do not go straight. Arthur Eddington

Time goes faster the more hollow it is. Lives with no meaning go straight past you, like trains that don't stop at your station. Carlos Ruiz Zafón

This is a tough game. You can't be intimidated. You can't be frightened. And as far as I'm concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell. Maxine Waters

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