go straight

Meaning

1. Editorial65% of films

   to go directly to a place, person, or next thing, without a stop, detour, or something else first

2. Editorial15% of films

   to keep moving forward in a straight line, without turning

3. Oxford10% of films

   to stop being a criminal and live an honest life

In the movies · 75

• I go straight to his firehouse.Come from Away2021
• Go straight out on Sixth Street. Go east all the way...Memento2000
• This guy is going straight down into the ground, I'm telling you.United 932006
• Go straight, go straight. Follow her in!Where the Crawdads Sing2022
• Go straight, go straight, straight, straight.Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018
• Just go straight.Lightyear2022
• Go straight overThe World's End2013
• Go straight to his head.Leo2023

Learn it in full scenes

• Come from Away2021
  • Gander Learns of the Emergency
  • Planes Land Unexpectedly in Gander
  • Gander Declares a State of Emergency
• United 932006
  • Passengers Board United 93
  • The FAA Morning Briefing
  • A Controller Reports a Possible Hijack

From the same entry

• play it straight
• straight away
• straight from the shoulder
• straight off
• straight up
• hit in the eye
• from the horse's mouth
• think straight
• get straight
• put straight
• straight A's
• the straight and narrow