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View synonyms for set straight

set straight



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Idioms and Phrases

Correct someone by providing accurate information; also, make an arrangement honest or fair. For example, Let me set you straight about Lisa; she's never actually worked for us , or To set matters straight I'll pay you back Monday . It is sometimes put as set the record straight , meaning “correct an inaccurate account,” as in Just to set the record straight, we arrived at ten . [First half of 1900s]
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Example Sentences

“We can make sure that the history record is set straight and the truth will prevail, and that the people of Mariupol, and those who have given their lives, will never be forgotten,” Chernov said from the Oscar stage.

“We can make sure that the history record is set straight and the truth will prevail, and that the people of Mariupol, and those who have given their lives, will never be forgotten,” he said.

“We can make sure that the history record is set straight and that the truth will prevail and that the people of Mariupol and those who have given their lives will never be forgotten,” he said.

“We can make sure that the history record is set straight and the truth will prevail, and that the people of Mariupol, and those who have given their lives, will never be forgotten. Because cinema forms memories and memories form history.”

“But we all together — you, I am on you, some of the most talented people in the world — we can make sure that the history record is set straight and that the truth will prevail. And that the people of Mariupol and those who’ve given their lives will never be forgotten. Because cinema forms memories and memories form history.”

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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