Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) A path of honesty; procedure according to rules and plans.
WordNet
n. the way of proper and honest behavior; "he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow" [syn: strait and narrow]
Wikipedia
"Straight and Narrow" is an episode of The Outer Limits television series. It was first shown on 23 February 1996, during the second season.
Straight and Narrow (Matthew 7:14) may refer to:
- Straight and Narrow (play), a play by Jimmy Chinn
- Straight and Narrow (The Outer Limits), an episode of the American television series The Outer Limits
- The Straight and Narrow, the 1918 film starring Oliver Hardy
Usage examples of "straight and narrow".
He was always around, drafted in by the father, making sure that when John Hawthorne was campaigning, he stayed on the straight and narrow.
Smiling, she mused for a moment about Boomer's antipathy for the straight and narrow.
All in all, it's really not unreasonable to assume that you might have been tempted off the straight and narrow.
He said there wasn't any permanent damage, but little Calvin's gonna walk the straight and narrow for a while.
When somebody comes out of prison they want to be sure he passes the word around that it is best to walk the straight and narrow rather than pack a six-by-eight cell.