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单词 straighten someone out
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straightensomeoneout

phrasal verbwithstraightenverb
uk
/ˈstreɪ.tən/us
/ˈstreɪ.ən/
informal
toimprovesomeone'sbehaviour:
Ithoughtthatoncehe got agirlfriendthat wouldstraightenhim out.
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Making things better
  • add salt tosomethingidiom
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • alleviation
  • ameliorate
  • cultivate
  • leavening
  • liven(something)up
  • lubricate
  • make a differenceidiom
  • make a world of differenceidiom
  • relieve
  • revamp
  • revitalize
  • revivify
  • revolutionize
  • salvage
  • salve
  • sharpen
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straightensomethingout

phrasal verbwithstraightenverb
uk
/ˈstreɪ.tən/us
/ˈstreɪ.ən/

(SITUATION)

tosolveaproblemor todealsuccessfullywith aconfusingsituation:
Once we get theseproblemsstraightenedout, we should be allright.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dealing with things or people
  • attend tosomeone/something
  • be all over itidiom
  • beard the lion (inhis/herden)idiom
  • bed
  • come/get to grips withsomethingidiom
  • cut
  • fire
  • have it out withsomeoneidiom
  • hold onidiom
  • I/I've got thisidiom
  • ill-prepared
  • jump-start
  • overcome
  • toughsomethingout
  • turn
  • turn tosomeone/something
  • unprocessed
  • weather
  • weather the stormidiom
  • you/you've got thisidiom
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(PLACE)

to make somethingtidyororganized:
Could youstraightenout thesecupboards,please?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cleaning & tidying places & things
  • adjust
  • airing
  • bed
  • clean(someone/something)up
  • cleansomethingout
  • dusting
  • freshen
  • freshen(someone/something)up
  • going-over
  • Hoover
  • hooversomethingup
  • muck
  • re-rack
  • sandblast
  • smarten(someone/something)up
  • spiffsomeone/somethingup
  • spit and polishidiom
  • spruce
  • tidy
  • valet
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(Definition ofstraighten someone outfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

straighten someone out| American Dictionary

straightensomeoneout

phrasal verbwithstraightenverb
us
/ˈstreɪt·ən/

(IMPROVE)

tocausesomeone toimprovehis or herbehaviororcharacter:
Ithoughtmarriagewould straighten him out.

straightensomethingout

phrasal verbwithstraightenverb
us
/ˈstreɪt·ən/

(ORGANIZE)

toorganizeorcorrectsomething:
It took me a while to straighten out my father'saccounts.
(Definition ofstraighten someone outfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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