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straighten up

[streyt-n]

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 followed by up or out).

Origin:
1535–45; straight + -en1

straight·en·er, noun
o·ver·straight·en, verb
pre·straight·en, verb (used with object)
re·straight·en, verb
un·straight·ened, adjective
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well-straight·ened, adjective
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World English Dictionary
straighten up
 
vb
1.  to become or cause to become erect
2.  chiefly (US) to reform or become reformed

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Idioms & Phrases

straighten up

Make tidy, as in Let's get this room straightened up. [Second half of 1800s]

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