strait and narrow Meaning of "strait and narrow"

Add to My List

Definition(s):

  • (n) the way of proper and honest behavior

Usage(s):

  • This means, says Analyst Harding, that Bunyan was subconsciously rebellious against the strait and narrow path of Puritanism, perhaps even the very practice of Christianity itself.
Word of the Day
incendiary
/ɪn ˈsɛn di ɛ ri /