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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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.
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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
But Ortiz Marrero didn’t go straight to their supervisor afterward, so the co-worker did, deputies said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
With major burns or injuries to the eyes or head, go straight to the emergency room.
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 2 July 2025
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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
But Ortiz Marrero didn’t go straight to their supervisor afterward, so the co-worker did, deputies said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
With major burns or injuries to the eyes or head, go straight to the emergency room.
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 2 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 3 Aug. 2025.
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