go straight

phrase

informal

: to stop being a criminal

He left the gang and promised himself that he would go straight.

Examples of go straight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If the game is level after regulation time, the match will go straight to a penalty shootout, with no extra time to be played. — Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

As a result, and given the available IPO window, many startups and investors are looking to bypass the scale-up capital and go straight from early commercialization to exit. — Rob Day, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

And workers who punch out mentally and go straight to enjoying their weekend may be falling behind. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Lingering Concerns Despite scrapping the warning period, officers can’t go straight to arresting the homeless. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Rhymes for go straight

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate