straighten up
Make things neat
Straighten up means to make something neat or orderly: Let me straighten up the living room before guests arrive.
It also means to stand or sit with better posture: Straighten up—you're slouching.
A third sense involves correcting behavior: You'd better straighten up or you'll be grounded.
The phrase suggests bringing disorder—physical, postural, or moral—into proper alignment.
Improve by correcting faults
- behaveAct in acceptable ways
- shape upImprove behavior or performance
- improveRaise in quality
- correctFree from error
discipline · mend · mature · responsible · obey · comply · grow up · settle down
Make orderly
- declutterRemove unnecessary items
- organizePut into systematic order
- cleanFree of soil
- arrangePlace methodically
order · sort · spruce · pick up · put away · clear · tidy · tidiness
Vertical in position
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- stand tallMaintain dignity under pressure
- shoulders backErect posture command
correct · align · core strength · balance · stabilize · strengthen · pilates · yoga
reform
Improve by correcting faults
correct · discipline · mend · mature · responsible · obey · comply · grow up · settle down · get serious
neaten
Make orderly
arrange · order · sort · spruce · pick up · put away · clear · tidy · tidiness · neat
erect
Vertical in position
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- stand tallMaintain dignity under pressure
shoulders back · correct · align · core strength · balance · stabilize · strengthen · pilates · yoga · chiropractic
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- getting organizedget organized, in order, put in place, tidy up, ship shape
- Personal Changereform, repent, turn over a new leaf, improve, rehabilitate
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
- conformityconformity, conforming, conform, conformist, conformism
- improveimprove, enhance, better, refine, upgrade
straight, upright, straighten, straightened, straightening, straighter, straightens, upraise