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set straight
Idioms and Phrases
Correct someone by providing accurate information; also, make an arrangement honest or fair. For example, Let me set you straight about Lisa; she's never actually worked for us , or To set matters straight I'll pay you back Monday . It is sometimes put as set the record straight , meaning “correct an inaccurate account,†as in Just to set the record straight, we arrived at ten . [First half of 1900s]Example Sentences
But I also suspect that among those 13,000 were many musicians who’ve grown up in Beyoncé’s shadow and simply felt that it was her time — that she’d been denied the flagship Grammy on too many occasions and that the historical record needed to be set straight.
“We can make sure that the history record is set straight and the truth will prevail, and that the people of Mariupol, and those who have given their lives, will never be forgotten,†Chernov said from the Oscar stage.
“We can make sure that the history record is set straight and the truth will prevail, and that the people of Mariupol, and those who have given their lives, will never be forgotten,†he said.
“We can make sure that the history record is set straight and that the truth will prevail and that the people of Mariupol and those who have given their lives will never be forgotten,†he said.
“We can make sure that the history record is set straight and the truth will prevail, and that the people of Mariupol, and those who have given their lives, will never be forgotten. Because cinema forms memories and memories form history.â€
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