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put the record straight

put the record straight verb: to straighten out or clarify the facts after an inaccurate report.

Verb

put the record straight (third-person singular simple present puts the record straight, present participle putting the record straight, simple past and past participle put the record straight)

  1. (informal) To straighten out or clarify the facts after an inaccurate report

Forms of put the record straight

third-person singular presentputs the record straight
present participleputting the record straight
past participleput the record straight
pastput the record straight

Questions about put the record straight

What does put the record straight mean?
Put the record straight means to straighten out or clarify the facts after an inaccurate report.
What part of speech is put the record straight?
Put the record straight is a verb.
What is the past tense of put the record straight?
The past tense of put the record straight is put the record straight.

Words near put the record straight in the dictionary

  1. put the pedal to the medal
  2. put the pedal to the metal
  3. put the plug in the jug
  4. put the pot on
  5. put the question to
  6. put the record straight
  7. put the saddle on the right horse
  8. put the same shoe on every foot
  9. put the screw
  10. put the screws
  11. put the shits up someone

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