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
Javed	-	Persian, Urdu
Christiana	kris-tee-AN-ə (English)	English, Late Roman
Delyth	-	Welsh
Zora	-	Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Nurit	-	Hebrew
Obdulia	-	Spanish