English · Word pair Candidate

straight and narrow

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Behaving correctly and morally

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hành động đúng mực và có đạo đức

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Literally: a straight and narrow path

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Sources & notes

Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “straight and narrow” mean?

Behaving correctly and morally Literally: a straight and narrow path

Is “straight and narrow” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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