to put ou set sb right
1put (or set) someone right — tell someone the true facts. → right …
2put (or set) something to rights — restore something to its correct state. → right …
3right — adjective 1》 morally good, justified, or acceptable. 2》 factually correct. ↘most appropriate. ↘socially fashionable or important. 3》 in a satisfactory, sound, or normal state or condition. 4》 on, towards, or relating to the side of a… …
4put — n: put option at option 3 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. put …
5right — ► ADJECTIVE 1) on, towards, or relating to the side of a human body or of a thing which is to the east when the person or thing is facing north. 2) morally good, justified, or acceptable. 3) factually correct. 4) most appropriate: the right man… …
6put something to rights — put/set/something to rights phrase to make something go back to its normal state again We’ll have to put the place to rights before they get back. Thesaurus: to make something bettersynonym Main entry: right * * * …
7set something to rights — put/set/something to rights phrase to make something go back to its normal state again We’ll have to put the place to rights before they get back. Thesaurus: to make something bettersynonym Main entry: right * * * …
8set somebody to rights — put/set sb/sth to ˈrights idiom to correct sb/sth; to put things in their right places or right order • It took me ages to put things to rights after the workmen had left. Main entry: ↑rightidiom …
9put somebody to rights — put/set sb/sth to ˈrights idiom to correct sb/sth; to put things in their right places or right order • It took me ages to put things to rights after the workmen had left. Main entry: ↑rightidiom …
10put right — ► put (or set) right tell the true facts to. Main Entry: ↑right …
