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straight⋅en

  [streyt-n]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to make or become straight in direction, form, position, character, conduct, condition, etc. (often fol. by up or out).
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Origin:
1535–45; straight + -en 1

Related forms:
straight⋅en⋅er, noun
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Idioms & Phrases

straighten out

  1. Clear up disorder, a confusion, or a misunderstanding, as in This is an awful mess; I hope you'll straighten it out, or I don't understand; please straighten me out. [Late 1800s]

  2. Adopt an honest, upright course, as in He's only sixteen; I'm sure he'll straighten out before long. [First half of 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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