verb · irregular · transitive · common

set straight

set straight · sets straight · set straight · setting straight

исправлять, поправлять

in Ordnung bringen, korrigieren, berichtigen, richtigstellen

To correct; to make right or trueTo correct; to make right or true.

» I'd like to set things straight.

Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)To correct; to make right or true.
I'd like to set straight some misconceptions about recent events.
He misspoke, but I quietly set him straight.
geraderücken, richtigstellen, in Ordnung bringen
исправля́тьispravljátʹ, поправля́тьpopravljátʹ

23 sentences

I'd like to set things straight.
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Someone should set those boys straight.
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Someone needs to set Tom straight.
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Somebody needs to set Tom straight.
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We're here to set things straight.
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5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to correct; to make right or true:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to correct; to make right or true:

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