straighten sth out
(SITUATION) — phrasal verb with straighten /ˈstreɪ.tən/
/-ən/ verb Definition
› to solve a problem or to deal successfully with a confusing situation: Once we get these problems straightened out, we should be all right.Dealing with things or peopleActing and actsCoping and not copingTolerating and enduring
(Definition of straighten sth out (SITUATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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straight-faced adjective
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straightaway adverb
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straightaway noun
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straighten sb out phrasal verb
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straighten sth out phrasal verb (PLACE)
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straighten sth up phrasal verb
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straighten up phrasal verb (BEHAVIOUR)
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straighten up phrasal verb (POSITION)
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straighten verb (LEVEL)
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straighten verb (NOT CURVING)
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Synonyms and related words:
- approach verb (DEAL WITH)
- attack verb (DEAL WITH)
- attend to sb/sth phrasal verb
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth phrasal verb
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront verb
- firefight verb
- firefighting noun (PROBLEMS)
- get sth in phrasal verb (FIND TIME)
- have it out with sb idiom
- jump-start verb (SITUATION)
- overcome verb (DEAL WITH)
- process verb (DEAL WITH)
- reckon with sb/sth phrasal verb
- see about sth phrasal verb
- see to sth/sb phrasal verb
- turn (sth) to sth phrasal verb
- weather the storm idiom
- weather verb (DEAL WITH)
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