i'd like to set the record straight

  • 1set the record straight — to tell the true facts that have not been accurately reported. If we are wrong and Brian would like to set the record straight, he should come talk to us. Related vocabulary: set someone/something straight …

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  • 2record — rec|ord1 W1S1 [ˈreko:d US ərd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(information)¦ 2¦(highest/best ever)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(past activities)¦ 5 criminal record 6 in record time 7 off the record 8 be/go on (the) record as saying (that) 9 for the record …

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  • 3The Mamas & the Papas — From left to right, top to bottom: Denny Doherty, John and Michelle Phillips, and Cass Elliot. Background information Origin …

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  • 4set someone straight — set (someone/something) straight to tell someone the true facts about a situation that they had not understood correctly. If you think we won t be affected by what s happening in Asia, our chief economist would like to set you straight. Related… …

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  • 5set something straight — set (someone/something) straight to tell someone the true facts about a situation that they had not understood correctly. If you think we won t be affected by what s happening in Asia, our chief economist would like to set you straight. Related… …

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  • 6set straight — set (someone/something) straight to tell someone the true facts about a situation that they had not understood correctly. If you think we won t be affected by what s happening in Asia, our chief economist would like to set you straight. Related… …

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  • 7set — set1 W1S1 [set] v past tense and past participle set present participle setting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put)¦ 2¦(put into surface)¦ 3¦(story)¦ 4¦(consider)¦ 5¦(establish something)¦ 6¦(start something happening)¦ 7¦(decide something)¦ …

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  • 8straight — 1 /streIt/ adverb 1 IN A STRAIGHT LINE moving in a straight line: straight ahead/at/down/in front of etc: The book is on the table straight in front of you. | She was looking straight at me. | We re stuck in the middle of the road with this truck …

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  • 9record — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 account ADJECTIVE ▪ formal ▪ No formal record of the marriage now survives. ▪ official, public ▪ permanent ▪ …

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  • 10record — ♦ records, recording, recorded (The noun is pronounced [[t]re̱kɔː(r)d, AM kərd[/t]]u>. The verb is pronounced [[t]rɪkɔ͟ː(r)d[/t]]u>.) 1) N COUNT If you keep a record of something, you keep a written account or photographs of it so that it… …

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