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went straight

went straight is the simple past 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 went straight

What is went straight the simple past of?
Went straight is the simple past of go straight.

Words near went straight in the dictionary

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

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