Straight-laced
"Straight-laced" in a Sentence (3 examples)
He's a really straight-laced guy, so he doesn't like the idea of his son changing jobs.
Prof. Wilson's work has not always met the approval of her straight-laced colleagues.
Me thinks St. Augustin was too straight-laced in not liking Organs in Churches.
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