stay to the straight and narrow
stay to the straight and narrow
To maintain a morally upright way of life; to only make choices that are considered morally or legally correct. Now that I have a conviction on my record, I really have to stay to the straight and narrow going forward. My father was a very religious man, and he stayed to the straight and narrow until the day he died.
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