put (someone) straight

To correct someone's attitude, belief, or behavior; to make sure someone understands something correctly. I had to put Stephen straight after I realized that he'd been operating the machinery wrong this whole time. Helen told me she thought the moon landing was faked, so I had to put her straight!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adeline	a-də-LEEN (French), AD-ə-lien (English)	French, English
Gorka	-	Basque
CennÉTig	-	Irish
Kim (2)	KEEM (Finnish)	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish
İSmaİL	-	Turkish
Angeline	awn-zhə-LEEN	French