set straight
verb1
Idiomatic To correct; to make right or true.
- I'd like to set straight some misconceptions about recent events.
- He misspoke, but I quietly set him straight.
2 more examples
- Your bedroom is a mess. Set things straight before you go out tonight.
- I can't stand it! I know you planned it! Imma set it straight, this Watergate!1994 May 31, Beastie Boys, “Sabotage”, in Ill Communication:
- Related terms
- scare straight, set the record straight, straight-sets