get (something) straight
idiom
: to understand what is true or what is stated to be true
You need to get your facts straight.
Let me get this straight: are you saying that you won't help us?
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Skip the lessons and get straight to dancing for $12.
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Justin L. MacK, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Watch Maddox get straight A's on a perfect daycare report card below.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Ready to put this week behind us and get straight to the holidays?
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
But both opt out of the cheeky slogans and get straight to the point with the word Vote in a bold block font.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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Justin L. MacK, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Watch Maddox get straight A's on a perfect daycare report card below.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Ready to put this week behind us and get straight to the holidays?
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
But both opt out of the cheeky slogans and get straight to the point with the word Vote in a bold block font.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for get (something) straight
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“Get (something) straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28something%29%20straight. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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