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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Tomb Raider People sometimes call Uncharted a Tomb Raider rip-off, so why not go straight to the source?
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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
Social Media Monitoring Sometimes, identity thieves don’t go straight for the money.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
The top two regular season finishers have a bye for the first round of the playoffs and will go straight into the league semi-finals in round two of the MLP playoffs, set for Orlando the third week of November.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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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
Social Media Monitoring Sometimes, identity thieves don’t go straight for the money.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
The top two regular season finishers have a bye for the first round of the playoffs and will go straight into the league semi-finals in round two of the MLP playoffs, set for Orlando the third week of November.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Go straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20straight. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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