Setting the record straight In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "setting the record straight", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2021-03-14 08:03

Meaning of Setting the record straight (redirected from put/set the record straight )

Synonyms:

put something right , set things straight , clarify things , get things straight , clear things up

Put/set the record straight verb phrase

To say or write something to make the true facts known

I want to set the record straight about the relationship between him and me. We're just friends.

Let me just set the record straight about what happened last night.

I have to set the record straight once and for all because I don't want my beloved ones misunderstanding about me.

Other phrases about:

time marches on

Time keeps passing.

(there are) no two ways about it
Definitely true; no other choices or alternatives
to set someone straight

To tell someone the truth about something that they had not understood or received false information

(the) truth will out
Used to say you believe that the truth will be discovered sooner or later

Grammar and Usage of Put/set the record straight

Verb Forms

  • puts/sets the record straight
  • putting/setting the record straight

The verb "put/set" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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