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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  • But at the end of last season, the Cardinals cleaned house, putting Toney on the free-agent market.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 July 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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