draw a straight furrow en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To live correctly or ethically, without deviating from the right line of duty.
None could n't quicker pitch a ton Nor dror a furrer straighter
1848, [James Russell Lowell], “(please specify the page)”, in Homer Wilbur [pseudonym], editor, Melibœus-Hipponax. The Biglow Papers, […], Cambridge, Mass.: George Nichols, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| draws a straight furrow | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| drawn a straight furrow | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| drawing a straight furrow | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| drew a straight furrow | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
gl ir polo rego (trench cut in the soil) · fr suivre le droit chemin (trench cut in the soil) · fi käydä kaitaa tietä (trench cut in the soil) · fr aller le droit chemin (trench cut in the soil) · pl iść dobrą drogą (trench cut in the soil)