To get it straight - your name is Walter and I heard you call my employer Daddy, which means you're his son. (J. Wain)
Listen, let's get this straight. Are you calling me a thief? (J. Salinger)
Don't worry. I'll get things straight in the morning. (Gr. Greene)
Idioms and examples. 2014.
get something straight — phrase to correctly understand something Let me get this straight – you didn’t know they had your car. Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym Main entry: straight * * * make a situation clear, esp. by reaching an understanding * * * get sth… … Useful english dictionary
get things straight — • to get things straight • to get it straight (from Idioms in Speech) to clear things (it) up. To get it straight your name is Walter and I heard you call my employer Daddy, which means you re his son. (J. Wain) Listen, let s get this straight.… … Idioms and examples
get this straight — understand what is said, get the picture Let me get this straight. You say there s a moose in your bathtub? … English idioms
get something straight — verb To understand; to clarify. Let me get this straight. You want me to go with him all the way to Portland? … Wiktionary
get\ smth\ straight — v. phr. To clearly comprehend an issue. Let me get this straight, Burt said. You want $85,000 for this miserable shack? … Словарь американских идиом
get something straight — to correctly understand something Let me get this straight – you didn t know they had your car … English dictionary
get it straight — understand it, catch on, figure out She doesn t know the difference between boys and girls. I hope she soon gets it straight … English idioms
Straight No Chaser — (zunächst auch: Straight, No Chaser) ist ein Jazzstandard, den Thelonious Monk komponierte und 1951 veröffentlichte. Es handelt sich um eine der am häufigsten gecoverte Kompositionen von Monk.[1] Straight No Chaser ist auch der Titel eines… … Deutsch Wikipedia
straight — 1 /streIt/ adverb 1 IN A STRAIGHT LINE moving in a straight line: straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc: The book is on the table straight in front of you. | She was looking straight at me. | We re stuck in the middle of the road with this truck … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
straight — straight1 W2S1 [streıt] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a straight line)¦ 2¦(position)¦ 3¦(immediately)¦ 4¦(one after the other)¦ 5¦(honest)¦ 6 think/see straight 7 straight away 8 go straight 9 straight up 10 straight from the … Dictionary of contemporary English
