make+straight

  • 91set someone straight — set/put/someone straight phrase to tell someone the true facts about a situation after they have been told something that is not true Thanks for setting me straight. Thesaurus: to make something easier to understandsynonym Main entry: straight …

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  • 92put the record straight — set/put/the record straight phrase to tell the truth about something after someone else has not told the truth about it Thesaurus: to be honestsynonym Main entry: record * * * put/set the ˈrecord straight …

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  • 93inside straight — 1. Poker. a set of four cards, as the five, seven, eight, and nine, requiring one card of a denomination next above or below the second or third ranking cards of the set to make a straight. 2. draw to an inside straight, to build up hopes for… …

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  • 94play (straight) into someone's hands — play (right/​straight) into someone’s hands phrase to do something that helps someone who you are competing against You’ll be playing straight into their hands if you involve the police. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something… …

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  • 95put someone straight about something — put someone straight/right/( on/about/something) phrase to explain the real facts about a situation to someone who does not understand it correctly I think I ought to put you straight – John is just my business partner. Thesaurus: to make… …

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  • 96put someone straight on something — put someone straight/right/( on/about/something) phrase to explain the real facts about a situation to someone who does not understand it correctly I think I ought to put you straight – John is just my business partner. Thesaurus: to make… …

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  • 97To make a good board — Board Board (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of …

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  • 98To make no bones — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …

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  • 99To make short boards — Board Board (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu baurd footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.] 1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of …

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  • 100When We Make Love — Infobox Single Name = When We Make Love Artist = Alabama from Album = Roll On A side = B side = Released = April 1984 Format …

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