go straight
idiom
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
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In the fall of 2009, 70 percent of that year’s crop of high school graduates did in fact go straight to college.
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Paul Tough, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
By providing plants that come directly from the grower and go straight to the consumer, Garden for Wildlife ensures that its offerings are free of insecticides.
—Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2023
Representative Matt Gaetz said last week that Republicans should go straight to impeachment proceedings, not just an inquiry.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
In most cases, the money from the sale will go straight into your IRA.
—Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
The neoprene material can go straight in the wash, too, making for easy cleaning.
—Neha Tandon, Women's Health, 3 Aug. 2023
If a person is suffering from any heat stroke symptoms, call 911 or go straight to your local emergency room.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 31 July 2023
First, 24% of the windfall will go straight to the IRS for mandatory federal withholding, according to CNBC.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
The profits then go straight to the studio in the form of fee payments, so that, on paper, the subsidiary never makes any profit.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 July 2023
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Paul Tough, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
By providing plants that come directly from the grower and go straight to the consumer, Garden for Wildlife ensures that its offerings are free of insecticides.
—Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2023
Representative Matt Gaetz said last week that Republicans should go straight to impeachment proceedings, not just an inquiry.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2023
In most cases, the money from the sale will go straight into your IRA.
—Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
The neoprene material can go straight in the wash, too, making for easy cleaning.
—Neha Tandon, Women's Health, 3 Aug. 2023
If a person is suffering from any heat stroke symptoms, call 911 or go straight to your local emergency room.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 31 July 2023
First, 24% of the windfall will go straight to the IRS for mandatory federal withholding, according to CNBC.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
The profits then go straight to the studio in the form of fee payments, so that, on paper, the subsidiary never makes any profit.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 July 2023
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“Go straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20straight. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.
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