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draw a straight furrow

draw a straight furrow verb: to live correctly or ethically, without deviating from the right line of duty.

Verb

draw a straight furrow (third-person singular simple present draws a straight furrow, present participle drawing a straight furrow, simple past drew a straight furrow, past participle drawn a straight furrow)

  1. (idiomatic) To live correctly or ethically, without deviating from the right line of duty.
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Forms of draw a straight furrow

third-person singular presentdraws a straight furrow
present participledrawing a straight furrow
pastdrew a straight furrow
past participledrawn a straight furrow

Questions about draw a straight furrow

What does draw a straight furrow mean?
Draw a straight furrow means to live correctly or ethically, without deviating from the right line of duty.
What part of speech is draw a straight furrow?
Draw a straight furrow is a verb.
What is the past tense of draw a straight furrow?
The past tense of draw a straight furrow is drew a straight furrow.

Words near draw a straight furrow in the dictionary

  1. draw a line under
  2. draw a long bow
  3. draw a sober breath
  4. draw a sponge across the slate
  5. draw a sponge over the slate
  6. draw a straight furrow
  7. draw a veil over
  8. draw a wet sponge across the slate
  9. draw a wet sponge over the slate
  10. draw ahead
  11. draw and quarter

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