How to Pronounce "keep to the straight and narrow"
expression
KEEP tuh thuh STRAYT and NAIR-oh
KEEP tuh thuh STRAYT and NAIR-oh
Definition
To behave in a morally correct or honest way, avoiding bad behavior or temptation.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkip/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈstɹeɪt/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈnæɹoʊ/, /ˈnɛɹoʊ
British English
kˈiːp/ /tˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /stɹˈeɪt/ /ˈænd/ /nˈæɹəʊ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KEEP tuh thuh STRAYT and NAIR-oh
UK
KEEP tuh thuh STRAYT and NAIR-oh
Listen in Context
His parents taught him to keep to the straight and narrow.
If you keep to the straight and narrow, you will avoid trouble.
The teacher encouraged everyone to keep to the straight and narrow at school.
After his trouble with the law, he tried hard to keep to the straight and narrow.