set straight
(Redirected from set someone straight)
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Verb
editset straight (third-person singular simple present sets straight, present participle setting straight, simple past and past participle set straight)
- (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 (lyrics and music), “Sabotage”, in Ill Communication:
- I can't stand it! I know you planned it!
Imma set it straight, this Watergate!
Translations
editto correct; to make right or true
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