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go straight

VERB
reform
Synonyms
WEAK
be honorable go legit mend one's ways turn over a new leaf walk the straight and narrow

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Rachel Shukert, the showrunner of Netflix’s “Baby-Sitters Club” reboot, described the problem to New York magazine’s Vulture: “Girls are expected to go straight from Doc McStuffins to ‘Euphoria.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“If you adjust your W-4 so your paycheck more closely matches what you actually owe, you increase your monthly cash flow immediately. That extra few hundred dollars can go straight into savings or investing.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Despite a "lot of pressure" from teachers to go straight to university, the pair said they did not regret working multiple jobs in their year off to finance a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The foreign minister said that if negotiations were to resume, she didn't want to waste any time and wanted to go straight to the difficult chapters.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

But he figured now was the time to go straight to the source.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds