set somebody straight/right
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishset somebody straight/rightset somebody straight/rightTALK TO somebodyto tell someone the right way to do something or the true facts about somethingset somebody straight/right on I set him right on a few points of procedure. → set something right1(4), → set the record straight → setExamples from the Corpusset somebody straight/right• Someone had to set Dave straight on company policies and procedures.