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
Demetria	-	Ancient Greek, English
Bityah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Dodge	[dɔdʒ]
Bernhard	BERN-hahrt (German)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Maude
Tychon	-	Ancient Greek