straightening out

Определение straightening out в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь
straighten out: To eliminate confusion from or concerning
As soon as I straighten out which of the twins is which, I'll start calling them by their names.
straighten out: To correct; to stop doing something wrong
It is not enough to stand aside and hope problems straighten out on their own.
straighten out: To correct or rectify
I hope they can straighten out the problem with my bill soon.
straighten out: To make straight
Then bring them to me, she said. And when the tinsmiths came, bringing with them all their tools in baskets, she inquired, Can you straighten out those dents in the Tin Woodman, and bend him back into shape again, and solder him together where he is broken?.
straighten out: make straight
straighten out: change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
straighten out: put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
straighten out: extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
straighten out: see straighten 3
straighten out: If you straighten out a confused situation, you succeed in getting it organized and tidied up. He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things My sister had come in with her calm common sense and straightened them out. = sort out
straighten out: settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements"
straighten out: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"