straighten out


verb(adverb)
  1. to make or become less complicated or confused: the situation will straighten out

  2. US and Canadian to reform or become reformed

Words Nearby straighten out

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How to use straighten out in a sentence

  • Idly his finger seemed to catch in a half open pamphlet, and he bent down casually to straighten out the page.

    Molly Make-Believe | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
  • "I intended to have a talk with you and straighten out some things," he went on.

    The Highgrader | William MacLeod Raine

Other Idioms and Phrases with straighten out

straighten out

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]

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