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straightened up and flown right

straightened up and flown right is the past participle of straighten up and fly right.

Meaning of straighten up and fly right

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)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) 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

Questions about straightened up and flown right

What is straightened up and flown right the past participle of?
Straightened up and flown right is the past participle of straighten up and fly right.

Words near straightened up and flown right in the dictionary

  1. straightenable
  2. straightened
  3. straightened out
  4. straightened up
  5. straightened up and flew right
  6. straightened up and flown right
  7. straightener
  8. straighteners
  9. straightenest
  10. straighteneth
  11. straightening

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