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Strait and narrow   /streɪt ənd nˈɛroʊ/   Listen
Strait and narrow

noun
1.
The way of proper and honest behavior.  Synonym: straight and narrow.






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"Strait and narrow" Quotes from Famous Books



... the broad and easy way which leads to Victoria Station and plunged into the strait and narrow paths which land you into the river at Vauxhall if you aren't careful, and I peered over the back to have another look at its number. The road-mending season is in full swing now, but no amount of road-mending could account for such a comprehensive compass ...
— If I May • A. A. Milne

... though I dislike to speak of it now, that Mr. Webster was at one time a member of the Legislature of Massachusetts. I believe that was the only time he ever stepped aside from the strait and narrow way. A good many people do not know this, but it ...
— Comic History of the United States • Bill Nye



Words linked to "Strait and narrow" :   path, way, straight and narrow, way of life



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