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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  • Historically, remade coaching staffs have not worked well for Huskers head coaches who cleaned house.
    Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Dallas cleaned house on the defensive coaching staff, hiring 34-year-old defensive backs coach Christian Parker from Philadelphia as their new coordinator.
    David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 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 19 Sep. 2026.

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