"keep to the straight and narrow" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 堅持正道
• 保持正直

Definition

以道德正直的方式行事，避免不良行為或誘惑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個帶有正式或文學色彩的成語，表示保持正直、避免誘惑。常用於建議或評價某人行為。口語中較少使用。

Examples

His parents taught him to keep to the straight and narrow.

他的父母教他**堅持正道**。

If you keep to the straight and narrow, you will avoid trouble.

如果你**堅持正道**，你就能避免麻煩。

The teacher encouraged everyone to keep to the straight and narrow at school.

老師鼓勵大家在學校裡**堅持正道**。

After his trouble with the law, he tried hard to keep to the straight and narrow.

在惹上法律麻煩後，他努力**堅持正道**。

It isn’t always easy to keep to the straight and narrow when your friends make bad choices.

當你的朋友做出錯誤選擇時，**堅持正道**並不容易。

My grandmother often says that life is better if you keep to the straight and narrow.

我奶奶常說，如果**堅持正道**，生活會更好。