the straight and narrow

释义

1. 诚实正当的生活；正路

   the honest and morally acceptable way of living

   His wife is trying to keep him on the straight and narrow.他妻子想方设法让他要诚实正派。

电影里这样说 · 2 部

• To tread your straight and narrow path with pride With pride.Mary Poppins1964
• l'm on the straight and narrow. Honest.Shanghai Knights2003
• It's the straight and narrow from here on out.O Brother, Where Art Thou?2000
• In one direction, a straight and narrow highway.Belfast2021
• Straight, narrow, on his way to being a Missouri Senator.Death on the Nile2022

在完整场景里学

• 贝尔法斯特2021
  • 暴徒上街，妈妈护住孩子：keep your head down（压低身子，别露头）
  • 街坊垒路障街口盘查：none of your business（不关你的事）
  • 守着电视聊宗教：kick with the left foot（暗指天主教徒）

同一词条的短语

• go straight
• 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