get one's/the facts straight
idiom
: to understand something correctly
You need to get your facts straight.
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First, Darity and coauthors don’t get the facts straight.
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Art Carden, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
Your Nutrition podcast, to get the facts straight about the best way to eat and nourish your body during the cross country season.
—Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2020
So, the onus to help journalists (and frankly, all nonscientists) get the facts straight falls to the scientists doing the science.
—Shane M. Hanlon, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
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Art Carden, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
Your Nutrition podcast, to get the facts straight about the best way to eat and nourish your body during the cross country season.
—Outside Online, 12 Oct. 2020
So, the onus to help journalists (and frankly, all nonscientists) get the facts straight falls to the scientists doing the science.
—Shane M. Hanlon, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020
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“Get one's/the facts straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20one%27s%2Fthe%20facts%20straight. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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