VERB
- make straight
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make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Clear up the question of who is at fault
Could you clarify these remarks? -
extricate from entanglement
Can you disentangle the cord? -
settle or put right
we need to iron out our disagreements -
put (things or places) in order
Tidy up your room! -
change for the better
The lazy student promised to reform
the habitual cheater finally saw the light
How To Use straighten out In A Sentence
- He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things.
- Some may insist you sleep on mats on hard floors to straighten out the spine, but they are in a minority.
- A hanger and clothespin don't just come in handy for doing laundry, they can also be used to straighten out coiled cords, even ones that may appear permanently kinked.
- Sometimes only a good advice will straighten out a naughty child.
- We will further straighten out resource distribution among governments at and below the provincial level to better match their major responsibilities to major expenditures.
- I subversion of the entire world, only to straighten out your reflection.
- He only went down to the Kuomintang office to straighten out the question of our creditors.
- We can adopt a realistic, hard-headed approach to leveling the playing field, in order to straighten out our trade deficit and help U.S. companies be more competitive. Leo Hindery, Jr.: The Reciprocal Market Access Act and IP Protection -- Too Long Overdue!
- We had our own personality question to straighten out.
- Therefore, a deep discussion must be carried on how to strengthen our consciousness, straighten out the relationship, improve the quality, the way of reform, and invigoration.
