straighten sth out
— phrasal verb with straighten uk/ˈstreɪ.tən/us/ˈstreɪ.ən/verb
(SITUATION)
to solve a problem or to deal successfully with a confusing situation:
Once we get these problems straightened out, we should be all right.
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Dealing with things or people
- attend to sb/sth
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront
- cut
- firefighting
- get sth in
- inherit
- jump-start
- negotiate
- overcome
- process
- reckon
- reckon with sb/sth
- see about sth
- see to sth/sb
- set about sth
- turn
- weather
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(PLACE)
to make something tidy or organized:
Could you straighten out these cupboards, please?
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Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- char
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten
- straighten sth up
- tidy sth away
- vac
- vacuum
- valet
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