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gone straight

gone straight is the past participle 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 gone straight

What is gone straight the past participle of?
Gone straight is the past participle of go straight.

Words near gone straight in the dictionary

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

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