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goes straight

goes straight is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go straight.

Meaning of go straight

Verb

go straight (third-person singular simple present goes straight, present participle going straight, simple past went straight, past participle gone straight)

  1. (idiomatic) To discontinue engaging in criminal acts; to become a law-abiding person.
    • "Oh," said Jimmy, "if I ever want any one to break into a safe, come to you, huh?"
      "You get me," replied the other. . . .
      "I should think," said Jimmy, "that a man of your ability could earn a living by less precarious methods." "You would think so," replied the Lizard. "I've tried two or three...1921, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 3, in The Efficiency Expert

Questions about goes straight

What is goes straight the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes straight is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go straight.

Words near goes straight in the dictionary

  1. goes snake
  2. goes so far as
  3. goes soft
  4. goes sour
  5. goes south
  6. goes straight
  7. goes strong
  8. goes supernova
  9. goes the distance
  10. goes the entire animal
  11. goes the entire swine

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