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Become a law-abiding person; abandon crime. For example, Once he got out on probation, he swore he would go straight . The use of straight in the sense of “honest” dates from the 1500s and probably alludes to the opposite of crooked , used in the sense of “dishonest” from the 13th century on.

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“If I didn’t get a good score, I’d go back, watch the video and go straight to the judges: ‘Tell me where I messed up,’” he recalls.

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A huge summer awaits as Leeds look to buck the worrying trend that appears set to see all of the past six teams promoted to the Premier League go straight back down.

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"We go straight from winter to summer; the spring season in northern India is shrinking," he said.

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He would ride the bike for 40 or 45 miles a day, he said, then go straight into an intense CrossFit workout.

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"Once, I was playing up in Manchester on the Saturday night but I got the overnight coach back to London afterwards, so I could make Sunday's game. I got home at 7am, had a nap, played the game and then had to go straight to play another gig that evening. It was a bit tiring, but it was worth it!"

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