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set the record straight

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set the record straight

Fig. to put right a mistake or misunderstanding; to make sure that an account, etc., is correct. The manager thought Jean was to blame, but she soon set the record straight. Jane's mother heard that Tom is a married man, but he set the record straight. He's divorced.

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set the record straight

to tell the true facts that have not been accurately reported If we are wrong and Brian would like to set the record straight, he should come talk to us.

Related vocabulary: set somebody/something straight

See also: record, set, straight