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
Devadas	-	Indian, Hindi
Nuha	-	Arabic
RÓBert	-	Hungarian, Icelandic
Anstiss	['ænstis]
Hibiki	hee-bee-kee	Japanese
Yahveh	-	Theology