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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It was said that these games were so popular that Black churches timed their services so that fans could go straight to the stadium afterward, still wearing their finery.
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Sarah Enelow-Snyder, AFAR Media, 3 Feb. 2025
The Great Sword, for example, can go straight into a true charge slash directly after a successful Focus Strike, giving you a prime opening to unleash your most powerful attack.
—PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
With a direct rollover, the funds go straight from the old account to the new one without being distributed to the account holder.
—Aaron Cirksena, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The competition’s new format sees the top eight teams go straight into the knockout stages, while the next 16 teams enter a playoff system for the next eight spots.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Enelow-Snyder, AFAR Media, 3 Feb. 2025
The Great Sword, for example, can go straight into a true charge slash directly after a successful Focus Strike, giving you a prime opening to unleash your most powerful attack.
—PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
With a direct rollover, the funds go straight from the old account to the new one without being distributed to the account holder.
—Aaron Cirksena, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
The competition’s new format sees the top eight teams go straight into the knockout stages, while the next 16 teams enter a playoff system for the next eight spots.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Go straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20straight. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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