straighten : Idioms & Phrases

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straighten out

  • verb settle or put right
    put right; iron out.
    • we need to iron out our disagreements
  • verb extricate from entanglement
    unsnarl; disentangle.
    • Can you disentangle the cord?
  • verb change for the better
    see the light; reform.
    • The lazy student promised to reform
    • the habitual cheater finally saw the light
  • verb make straight
    straighten.
  • verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
    crystallise; illuminate; elucidate; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
    • Could you clarify these remarks?
    • Clear up the question of who is at fault
  • verb put (things or places) in order
    tidy up; tidy; straighten; clean up; square away; neaten.
    • Tidy up your room!
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straighten up

  • verb straighten oneself
    pull up; draw up.
    • He drew himself up when he talked to his superior
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To straighten one's face

  • to cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.
Webster 1913