to make something tidy
to stand up straight
After what seemed an age of misery, I felt him withdraw his implements and straighten up.
As the violator started to straighten up, Bosley's weight struck him, carrying him backwards in a flailing stumble.
Pulling a face at Lavinia, who gazes unblinkingly back, I straighten up to face Theresa, Anna's older sister.
Sarah, can you straighten up the lounge please?
We hurried to straighten up before they arrived.
`I think so," she said, trying her best to straighten up.
straightens up
straightening up
straightened up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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