straight and narrow

English

Alternative forms

• strait and narrow

Etymology

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

Noun

straight and narrow

1. (idiomatic) A path of honesty; a procedure according to rules and plans.

   The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the straight and narrow.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: kaita tie (fi)
• French: droit chemin m
• Italian: retta via f, in carreggiata
• Polish: prosta droga f, iść prostą drogą impf (a verb), pójść prostą drogą pf (a verb)
• Swedish: den smala vägen c

See also

• walk in straight lines