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straighten (someone)

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  • straighten someone out — straighten (someone) out to cause someone s behavior or character to improve. I thought marriage would straighten him out but it hasn t. He plays the part of an uncle trying to straighten out a troubled teenager …   New idioms dictionary

  • straighten (someone) out — vb British to bribe or corrupt (someone). A euphe mistic term in use among criminals and police officers. ► We wanted to straighten out a magistrate, but we couldn t get to any of them in time …   Contemporary slang

  • straighten out — straighten (someone) out to cause someone s behavior or character to improve. I thought marriage would straighten him out but it hasn t. He plays the part of an uncle trying to straighten out a troubled teenager …   New idioms dictionary

  • straighten out — verb 1. settle or put right (Freq. 2) we need to iron out our disagreements • Syn: ↑iron out, ↑put right • Hypernyms: ↑better, ↑improve, ↑amend, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • straighten — straight|en [ˈstreıtn] v 1.) [I and T] also straighten out to become straight, or to make something straight ▪ Can you straighten your leg? 2.) [i]also straighten up to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after bending down 3.) [T] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • straighten — straight|en [ streıtn ] verb * straighten or straighten out intransitive or transitive to make something straight: He put on his jacket and straightened his tie. She straightened her shoulders and marched into the room. ,straighten out phrasal… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • straighten — verb 1 also straighten out (I, T) to become straight or make something straight: Straighten your tie. | The road twisted and turned and then straightened out. 2 also straighten up (I) to make your back straight, or to stand up straight after… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • straighten out — phrasal verb Word forms straighten out : present tense I/you/we/they straighten out he/she/it straightens out present participle straightening out past tense straightened out past participle straightened out 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as… …   English dictionary

  • straighten out —    to bribe    You induce another to follow the line which you indicate. We also use the phrase of our forceful, but usually unavailing, correction of someone with a different opinion to our own …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • List of EastEnders characters (1985) — The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 1985, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by executive producer Julia Smith. The first episode of EastEnders was broadcast on 19… …   Wikipedia

  • Afro-textured hair — Prominent Ghanaian economist and author George Ayittey with natural afro textured hair. Natural or Afro textured hair is a term used to refer to the typical texture of African hair that has not been altered by hot combs, flat irons, or chemicals… …   Wikipedia

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