straighten up and fly right
straighten up and fly right verb: to start behaving properly; get one's act together.
Verb
straighten up and fly right (third-person singular simple present straightens up and flies right, present participle straightening up and flying right, simple past straightened up and flew right, past participle straightened up and flown right)
- To start behaving properly; get one's act together.
- Now, we are going to straighten up and fly right is what was said. Well, we didn't straighten up and fly right. We continued our wild spending at home and abroad.1973, United States, Foreign assistance and related agencies appropriations for 1974, hearings …, 93-1, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Related Agencies …, →OCLC, page 801
- Synonyms:
- get right
Synonyms of straighten up and fly right
Forms of straighten up and fly right
| third-person singular present | straightens up and flies right |
|---|---|
| present participle | straightening up and flying right |
| past | straightened up and flew right |
| past participle | straightened up and flown right |
Questions about straighten up and fly right
- What does straighten up and fly right mean?
- Straighten up and fly right means to start behaving properly; get one's act together.
- What part of speech is straighten up and fly right?
- Straighten up and fly right is a verb.
- What is the past tense of straighten up and fly right?
- The past tense of straighten up and fly right is straightened up and flew right.
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