straighten up

phrasal verb

straightened up; straightening up; straightens up
1
: to make (something) organized or tidy : to put (something) in order
They straightened up the house after the party.
2
: to move the body to an upright position
Straighten up. There's no excuse for slouching.
3
US : to improve in behavior
You need to straighten up, young man.

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Loungers can grab them out as needed and quickly toss them in when straightening up the room. Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025 Microsoft is stepping in to try to straighten up this muddle of conceptually similar, executionally different technologies with a new API called DirectSR (the SR is for Super Resolution). Ars Technica, 29 Feb. 2024

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“Straighten up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straighten%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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