straighten out

1. (transitive)To make straight.

   Straighten out your necktie and comb your hair.

   richten, gerade biegen, gerade richten

   make straight

2. (idiomatic, transitive)To correct or rectify.

   I hope they can straighten out the problem with my bill soon.

   in Ordnung bringen, korrigieren, ausbügeln

3. (idiomatic, transitive)To eliminate confusion from or concerning.

   As soon as I straighten out which of the twins is which, I'll start calling them by their names.

   klarstellen

4. (idiomatic, intransitive)To correct; to stop doing something wrong.

   It is not enough to stand aside and hope problems straighten out on their own.

   auf den rechten Weg kommen

5. (transitive)To tidy, neaten, or organize.

   aufräumen

6. (transitive)To be made a made man in a Mafia organization.

7. (informal, transitive)To make heterosexual.

   make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

1. We have it all straightened out.

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2. I intend to straighten things out.

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3. I tried to straighten things out.

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4. I'm glad we got that straightened out.

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5. I'm sure we can straighten it out.

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irregular

• straighten upTo become straight, or straighter.
• straighten outTo make straight.