- set you straight
- give you the facts, tell you how it is
If you want to know who's got the gold, Pat will set you straight.
English Idioms. Sayings and slang .
set you straight
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set someone straight — set (someone/something) straight to tell someone the true facts about a situation that they had not understood correctly. If you think we won t be affected by what s happening in Asia, our chief economist would like to set you straight. Related… … New idioms dictionary
set something straight — set (someone/something) straight to tell someone the true facts about a situation that they had not understood correctly. If you think we won t be affected by what s happening in Asia, our chief economist would like to set you straight. Related… … New idioms dictionary
set straight — set (someone/something) straight to tell someone the true facts about a situation that they had not understood correctly. If you think we won t be affected by what s happening in Asia, our chief economist would like to set you straight. Related… … New idioms dictionary
straight — straightly, adv. straightness, n. /strayt/, adj. straighter, straightest, adv., n. adj. 1. without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 2. exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a… … Universalium
set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
straight — 1 /streIt/ adverb 1 IN A STRAIGHT LINE moving in a straight line: straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc: The book is on the table straight in front of you. | She was looking straight at me. | We re stuck in the middle of the road with this truck … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
straight — straight1 [ streıt ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not bending/curving ▸ 2 not leaning ▸ 3 honest and true ▸ 4 information: correct ▸ 5 without interruption ▸ 6 serious ▸ 7 voting for one party ▸ 8 drink: not mixed ▸ 9 about person ▸ 10 clean and neat ▸ 11… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
straight — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not bent or curved VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ become ▪ stay ▪ keep sth ▪ Keep the car st … Collocations dictionary
straight — I UK [streɪt] / US adverb Word forms straight : comparative straighter superlative straightest *** 1) without a bend or curve Continue straight on for about 20 yards then turn left. Sue always looks you straight in the eye when she s talking to… … English dictionary
