straighten+out
11straighten out — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, acculturate, adjust, admonish, advance, ameliorate, amend, arrange, better, boost, bring forward, bring to book, bring to terms, call to account, chastise, chide, civilize, close, close with, compose,… …
12straighten out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. 1. [To settle] Syn. conclude, set at rest, figure out, resolve; see decide , govern 1 . 2. [To put in order] Syn. tidy, clean up, arrange; see straighten . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To bring (something) into a state of …
13straighten out — to bribe You induce another to follow the line which you indicate. We also use the phrase of our forceful, but usually unavailing, correction of someone with a different opinion to our own …
14straighten out — Correct. Punish. Reprimand severely. Put right, strap, on (the) On credit …
15things will straighten out — (from Idioms in Speech) things will work out You mustn t feel bad, he said kindly; things will straighten out in the course of time. (Th. Dreiser) You ll probably find the first year rather confusing and hard work between the two schedules, but… …
16straighten (something) out — 1. to arrange or organize something that is in disorder. It took her a while to straighten out her father s accounts. When her husband died, there were problems with his will, and it took her a year to straighten them all out. 2. to end… …
17straighten someone out — straighten (someone) out to cause someone s behavior or character to improve. I thought marriage would straighten him out but it hasn t. He plays the part of an uncle trying to straighten out a troubled teenager …
18straighten something out — ˌstraighten sthˈout derived to deal with a confused situation by organizing things that are causing problems • I need time to straighten out my finances. Main entry: ↑straightenderived …
19straighten — [strāt′ n] vt., vi. to make or become straight straighten out 1. to make or become less confused, easier to deal with, etc. ☆ 2. to make or become more correct or moral in behavior; reform straighten up to put in good order; make tidy [straighten …
20straighten — straight|en [ˈstreıtn] v 1.) [I and T] also straighten out to become straight, or to make something straight ▪ Can you straighten your leg? 2.) [i]also straighten up to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after bending down 3.) [T] …
