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41straighten somebody out — ˌstraighten sbˈout derived to help sb to deal with problems or understand a confused situation Main entry: ↑straightenderived …
42straighten something up — ˌstraighten sthˈup derived to make sth neat and tidy Main entry: ↑straightenderived …
43straighten out — verb 1. settle or put right (Freq. 2) we need to iron out our disagreements • Syn: ↑iron out, ↑put right • Hypernyms: ↑better, ↑improve, ↑amend, ↑ …
44Straighten It Out — Infobox Single | Name = Straighten It Out Artist = Pete Rock CL Smooth from Album = Mecca and the Soul Brother Released = 1992 Format = LP single Recorded = 1992 Genre = Hip hop Length = 4:12 Label = Elektra Producer = Pete Rock Chart position =… …
45straighten out — phrasal verb Word forms straighten out : present tense I/you/we/they straighten out he/she/it straightens out present participle straightening out past tense straightened out past participle straightened out 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as… …
46straighten out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you straighten out a confused situation, you succeed in getting it organized and tidied up. [V P n (not pron)] He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things... [V n P] My sister had come in with her …
47straighten out — verb a) To make straight. Straighten out your necktie and comb your hair. b) To correct or rectify. Then bring them to me, she said. And when the tinsmiths came, bringing with them all their tools in baskets, she inquired, Can you straighten out… …
48straighten out — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, acculturate, adjust, admonish, advance, ameliorate, amend, arrange, better, boost, bring forward, bring to book, bring to terms, call to account, chastise, chide, civilize, close, close with, compose,… …
49straighten\ out — v To correct a mistake; make you realize you are wrong. The teacher saw Jim s awkward sentence on the board and asked for volunteers to straighten it out. Sometimes only a good spanking will straighten out a naughty child. Syn.: square away(2) …
50straighten up and fly right — in. to get serious and start behaving properly. □ It’s time for you to straighten up and fly right! □ Straighten up and fly right before you get into difficulty …
