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straighten sth up
[ M ]
to make a place tidy
• Mark and I managed to straighten up the house before our parents got home., straighten up
BEHAVIOUR
2. US to behave well after behaving badly
• You'd better straighten up or else!, straighten sb out
[ M ] informal
to improve someone's behaviour
• I thought that once he got a girlfriend that would straighten him out., straighten sth out
[ M ] SITUATION
1. to solve a problem or to deal successfully with a confusing situation
• Once we get these problems straightened out, we should be all right., straighten sth out
[ M ] PLACE
2. to make something tidy or organized
• Could you straighten out these cupboards, please?, straighten up
POSITION
1. to stand straight after bending at the waist
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs