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

path of honesty

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• 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