set/put the record straight
idiom
: to provide the facts about something that people have a false understanding or idea about
Let me set the record straight about what really happened last week.
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In the comments, a pediatric anesthesiologist weighed in to help set the record straight.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Dylan Efron dressed down to set the record straight.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
In his opening remarks at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer set the record straight on the UNHRC.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Some commented assuming people had acted inappropriately around the wild animals, but Vanuga set the record straight on Instagram.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Dylan Efron dressed down to set the record straight.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
In his opening remarks at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer set the record straight on the UNHRC.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
Some commented assuming people had acted inappropriately around the wild animals, but Vanuga set the record straight on Instagram.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Set/put the record straight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%2Fput%20the%20record%20straight. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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