go straight
Leave criminal life
Go straight means to proceed without turning or deviating from a path: Go straight for two blocks, then turn left.
Figuratively, it means to stop engaging in criminal activity and live honestly: After five years in prison, he promised to go straight.
The phrase carries an implicit contrast with crooked behavior.
Onward in direction
- aheadIn the lead
- proceedMove forward, continue
- continueGo on without stopping
- advanceMove or progress forward
onward · direct · beeline · course · trajectory · route · path · line
Return to good condition
- clean upRestore order to
- sober upBecome unimpaired again
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
turnaround · amend · correct · recovery · rebuild · fresh start · second chance · transformation
Moral soundness and consistency
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
transparency · trustworthiness · veracity · authenticity · genuineness · forthrightness · probity · rectitude
Point where paths meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- traffic lightRoad signal device
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
turn · signpost · directions · GPS · wayfinding · landmark · highway · boulevard
forward
Onward in direction
advance · onward · direct · beeline · course · trajectory · route · path · line · head
rehabilitate
Return to good condition
- clean upRestore order to
- sober upBecome unimpaired again
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
repentance · turnaround · amend · correct · recovery · rebuild · fresh start · second chance · transformation · restitution
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- truthfulnessHabit of not lying
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
uprightness · transparency · trustworthiness · veracity · authenticity · genuineness · forthrightness · probity · rectitude · virtue
intersection
Point where paths meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- traffic lightRoad signal device
roundabout · turn · signpost · directions · GPS · wayfinding · landmark · highway · boulevard · avenue
- navigation phrasesturn left, turn right, u-turn, bear left, bear right
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
go straightreoffend
Commit crime again
backslide · break the law · go bad · stray from the path · slip up
go straightbeat around the bush
Avoid stating directly
hedge · dissemble · equivocate · prevaricate · deceive
straight, going, straighten, goes, straightaway, straightened, straightening, straightest, straights