set the record straight

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Verb

set the record straight (third-person singular simple present sets the record straight, present participle setting the record straight, simple past and past participle set the record straight)

1. (idiomatic) To correct a previous error or misunderstanding, especially one in print.

Translations

to correct a previous error

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• Czech: uvést na pravou míru
• Finnish: oikaista asia, selvittää asia
• French: mettre les choses au clair, tirer les choses au clair, mettre les points sur les i (fr), remettre les pendules à l’heure (fr)
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• German: etwas klarstellen, etwas richtigstellen, etwas korrigieren
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• Polish: prostować (pl) impf, wyprostowywać (pl) impf, wyprostować (pl) pf
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• Vietnamese: đính chính (vi)
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See also

• put the record straight