straighten out
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Definitions
Verb
settle or put right; "we need to iron out our disagreements"
Verb
extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
Verb
change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
Verb
make straight
Verb
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"
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put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
Synonyms
clean up
clear
clear up
crystalise
crystalize
crystallise
crystallize
disentangle
elucidate
enlighten
illuminate
iron out
neaten
put right
reform
see the light
shed light on
sort out
square away
straighten
tidy
tidy up
unsnarl
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channelise
channelize
clean
clean house
comb
extend
houseclean
loosen
make
make up
ravel
ravel out
tease
tease apart
unbend
unravel
untwine
untwist
unweave