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 councilmembers could also order a report to be presented to them within 30 days or go straight to putting the questions to voters in a special election or the next general election in November 2026.
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Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 6 Jan. 2025
Some practitioners, like Dr. Soni, use a local anesthetic cream and ice on the area, others just go straight to injecting.
—Tori Crowther, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
Tomb Raider People sometimes call Uncharted a Tomb Raider rip-off, so why not go straight to the source?
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Why not go straight to Gunn’s Superman film, and save the quirky obscurities until after the brand has been more properly rebooted.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 6 Jan. 2025
Some practitioners, like Dr. Soni, use a local anesthetic cream and ice on the area, others just go straight to injecting.
—Tori Crowther, Allure, 11 Dec. 2024
Tomb Raider People sometimes call Uncharted a Tomb Raider rip-off, so why not go straight to the source?
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Why not go straight to Gunn’s Superman film, and save the quirky obscurities until after the brand has been more properly rebooted.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Go straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20straight. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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