get (something) straight

idiom

: to understand what is true or what is stated to be true

You need to get your facts straight.

Let me get this straight: are you saying that you won't help us?

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Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 30 July 2024 To get straight to the good stuff, click through the library of links below, or keep scrolling to shop our readers’ favorite categories. —

Karina Hoshikawa, refinery29.com, 8 July 2024 These changes get straight to the nuts and bolts of processor performance, tweaking how instructions are shared and stored during use, how the CPU schedules and prioritizes tasks during multitasking, and how much data can be used as the processor handles larger and more complex tasks. —

Brian Westover, PCMAG, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for get (something) straight

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