set (something) straight

phrase

variants or put (something) straight
as in clean house
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff You need to set your room straight before you go.

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clean house
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  • The Royals still put a high priority on pitching, and cleaning house might make replenishing the staff difficult.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Then, Danhausen crawled back into the ring and nearly grabbed the money until McDonagh interfered again and cleaned house.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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“Set (something) straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/set%20%28something%29%20straight. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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