put the record straight

put/set the record straight

to tell the true facts about a situation in order to show people that what they believed previously was not correct She is writing her memoirs to set the record straight once and for all.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Sizwe	-	Southern African, Xhosa
SeÒSaidh	-	Scottish
Perpetua	per-PE-twah (Spanish)	Spanish, Late Roman
Balls	[bɔ:ls]
Irene	ie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L
AngÉLica	ahn-GE-lee-kah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese