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  1. (idiom) honest; proceeding 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.
Etymology: Probably "strait and narrow," from wikisource:Bible_28King_James29/MatthewChapter_7, Matthew 7:14

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