straight-laced
adjective/ˌstreɪt ˈleɪst/
/ˌstreɪt ˈleɪst/
(also strait-laced)
(disapproving)- having strict or old-fashioned ideas about people’s moral behaviourTopics Personal qualitiesc2
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