set straight

English

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Verb

set straight (third-person singular simple present sets straight, present participle setting straight, simple past and past participle set straight)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To correct; to make right or true.

   Synonyms: put straight, put right

   I'd like to set straight some misconceptions about recent events.

   He misspoke, but I quietly set him straight.

   Your bedroom is a mess. Set things straight before you go out tonight.

   • 1994 May 31, Beastie Boys, “Sabotage”, in Ill Communication:

     I can't stand it! I know you planned it!
     Imma set it straight, this Watergate!

Translations

to correct; to make right or true

Dutch: rechttrekken (nl) Finnish: oikaista (fi) German: geraderücken, richtigstellen (de), in Ordnung bringen, korrigieren (de), berichtigen (de) Italian: rimettere in sesto Norwegian: please add this translation if you can Polish: wyprostowywać (pl) impf, wyprostować (pl) pf Russian: исправля́ть (ru) impf (ispravljátʹ), поправля́ть (ru) (popravljátʹ) Spanish: corregir (es), aclarar (es), enderezar (es)

See also

• scare straight
• set the record straight
• straight-sets

Anagrams

• straightest