STRAIGHTEN OUT


Meaning of STRAIGHTEN OUT in English

1.

If you straighten out a confused situation, you succeed in getting it organized and tidied up.

He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things...

My sister had come in with her calm common sense and straightened them out.

= sort out

PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P

2.

see straighten 3

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