straighten out

verb

1. to make or become less complicated or confused

   the situation will straighten out

2. to reform or become reformed

Example Sentences

“Rate hikes won’t straighten out the supply chain, or speed up ships, or stop a virus that is still causing lockdowns in some parts of the world.”

From Los Angeles Times

Even if the strike were to last only a day, it could take about five days to straighten out the supply chain.

From Salon

More than a full day would go by before the leader of the free world told reporters he wasn’t happy about Putin’s aggression “and hopefully it will get straightened out.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The sheriff didn't want to touch them, nobody wants to touch them. The sheriff — ‘There’s 18 Venezuelans attacking my building, would you please come over and straighten out the situation?'

From Salon

“With the law straightened out, we could be doing real mining in a couple of years,” one mining executive told The New York Times in 1977.

From Salon

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