go straight
idiom
informal
: to stop being a criminal
He left the gang and promised himself that he would go straight.
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The player can either accept the qualifying offer, if the team still has it on the table, or go straight into unrestricted free agency.
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Firefly didn't go straight from landing in Cedar Park to landing on the moon.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
All games not decided after 90 minutes will go straight to penalties, rather than playing 30 minutes of extra time seen in other knockout competitions.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
That’s why, in these specific situations, your doctor might recommend supplementing B12 via prescription injections or nasal gels, which bypass the GI route completely and go straight into your bloodstream.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 21 July 2025
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Tony Jones, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Firefly didn't go straight from landing in Cedar Park to landing on the moon.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
All games not decided after 90 minutes will go straight to penalties, rather than playing 30 minutes of extra time seen in other knockout competitions.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
That’s why, in these specific situations, your doctor might recommend supplementing B12 via prescription injections or nasal gels, which bypass the GI route completely and go straight into your bloodstream.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for go straight
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“Go straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20straight. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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