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
Sibylla	zi-BUY-lah (German)	Greek, German, Swedish, Late Roman, Late Greek
Ingmar	ING-mahr	Swedish
Surayya	-	Arabic
Ranjit	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Anahid	-	Armenian
Alberico	ahl-be-REE-ko	Italian