put (someone) right

To correct someone's attitude, belief, or behavior; to make sure someone understands something correctly. I had to put Stephen right 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 right!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marjut	MAHR-yoot	Finnish
Phil	[fil]
Cathrin	KAHT-reen	German
Sally	['sæli]
Valeri	vah-LYE-ree (Russian)	Bulgarian, Georgian, Russian
Kalevi	KAH-le-vee	Finnish