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strait and narrow

strait and narrow is the alternative spelling of straight and narrow.

Meaning of straight and narrow

Noun

straight and narrow

  1. (idiomatic) A path of honesty; a procedure according to rules and plans.
    • The project would seriously go down the pan if Mrs. Foster weren't here to keep it on the straight and narrow.

Questions about strait and narrow

What is strait and narrow the alternative spelling of?
Strait and narrow is the alternative spelling of straight and narrow.

Words near strait and narrow in the dictionary

  1. strainsome
  2. straint
  3. straintronic
  4. straintronics
  5. strait
  6. strait and narrow
  7. strait jacket
  8. strait jackets
  9. Strait of Bab el Mandeb
  10. Strait of Bonifacio
  11. Strait of Canso

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