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get straight
Idioms and Phrases
Also, have straight . Understand correctly or make something clear, as in Now let's get it straightâyou'll take over at four , or Do I have it straight about when you're leaving? This expression uses straight in the sense of âin proper orderâ or ânot confused.â [c. 1920]Example Sentences
One eyewitness described seeing an unidentified man vault a low wall, run between some bushes and get straight into a waiting vehicle which immediately sped off.
Dating with intention and commitment was important to the singleton that I and another were tasked to manage, so we decided to get straight to big-picture goals.
A staff member hoped to cut quarterback Justin Herbertâs postgame news conference short to make sure he could get straight to treatment.
But I also championed a Back on Track program for young first-time drug users who often deserve a chance to get straight.
âFentanyl is so cheap that addicts wonât get straight without hope. And the arts bring hope, energy and ultimately money.â
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageŸ Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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