setting straight
Putting things right
Setting straight is correcting a misunderstanding or false belief.
You set the record straight by providing accurate information: Let me set you straight—I never said that.
The phrase can also mean putting something in proper order or alignment, though the corrective sense dominates: She set him straight about what actually happened.
- remedialIntended to fix problems
- rectifyTo make something right
- realigningAdjusting position again
- correctFree from error
- explainingMaking something understood
clearing the air · coming clean · atoning · right · calibrating · elucidating · mending · repositioning · clarifying · orienting · apologizing · righting wrongs · redeeming · leveling · reforming · balancing · harmonizing · making amends
setting straightmuddling
Confusedly mixing up
confusing · complicating · tangling · scrambling · jumbling
setting straightmisleading
Causing false beliefs
deceiving · misinforming · lying · distorting · falsifying
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