straight and narrow

短语

中规中矩

别名

strait and narrow

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A path of honesty; a procedure according to rules and plans.

    正道

    正当途径

    习语

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

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

strait and narrow

上位词 3

way path way of life

词源

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

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