The phrase "abandon straight" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete or unclear expression, and without additional context, it is difficult to determine its intended use.
Example: "You need to abandon straight thinking if you want to find creative solutions."
Alternatives: "give up direct" or "forsake straightforward".
The policy was abandoned straight after Slovenia's equaliser.
Some firms, such as Morgan Stanley, have abandoned straight share recommendations (buy, hold or sell) entirely.Even a willingness to reach settlements with the likes of Mr Spitzer, with no fault admitted, sends mixed signals.
But in architecture, the results were often more pleasing as facades, pillars, doorways and terraces abandoned straight lines for twists and twirls, nowhere more than in the Barcelona of Antoni Gaudi.
Abandoning straight hair labels one eccentric and often reduces you to a single characteristic rather than broadening the scope of your being.
But by 1996 it was time to abandon the straight-bat approach we had once been taught.
He abandoned his straight four-seam fastball in favour of a "power sinker" with remarkable downward action.
Mr. McCain's comments recall the visage of the senator prior to the 2008 presidential campaign against President Obama, when Mr. McCain eventually abandoned his "straight talk" mantra and ran as a more conventional conservative.
He's pretty much abandoned any straight four-on-the-floor beats or big dumb bass wobbles, in favor of styles that can best be called electronic punk.
Harrison then met with Badfinger in London to explain that he would have to abandon work on Straight Up, before flying to New York on 13 July to see Lennon.
Phelps said after his heat that he had abandoned the straight-arm stroke he was experimenting with this year because it was not improving his speed, and going fast is imperative, now more than ever.
