put the record straight

verb

To straighten out or clarify the facts after an inaccurate report

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Meanings

verbput the record straight (third-person singular simple present puts the record straight, present participle putting the record straight, simple past and past participle put the record straight)

present singular third person puts the record straight · participle present putting the record straight

  1. informalTo straighten out or clarify the facts after an inaccurate report
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APA

put the record straight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20record%20straight

MLA

“put the record straight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20record%20straight. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put the record straight,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20the%20record%20straight.

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