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straighten up

to deal with; put in order
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The Postal Service sent a special task force to straighten up the city's problems with a back-to-basics approach

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'straighten up':

straighten upTo become straight, or straighter
straighten upto steer straight
straighten upto sit up straight, to stop hunching.
straighten upto tidy; tidy up
straighten upTo clarify
straighten upto start living a reformed life
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