put (someone) right



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!
See also: put, right

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Theodulus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
IndahEEN-dahIndonesian
Theodorus-Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Solvej-Danish
DesDEZEnglish
PanniPAWN-neeHungarian