keep to the straight and narrow
keep 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 keep to the straight and narrow going forward. My father was a very religious man, and he kept to the straight and narrow until the day he died.
See also: and, keep, narrow, straight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
keep to the straight and narrow
Fig. to behave properly and correctly; to stay out of trouble. If you keep to the straight and narrow, you can't help but win in the end. I always keep to the straight and narrow.
See also: and, keep, narrow, straight
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- keep on the straight and narrow
- keep to, stay on, etc. the straight and narrow
- be on the straight and narrow
- stay on the straight and narrow
- stay to the straight and narrow
- on the straight and narrow
- opportunity makes a thief
- feel duty bound to (do something)
- feel honor-bound to (do something)
- be honor-bound to (do something)