Meaning?

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Hi'

would you please tell me what is'the meaning of set her straight in the following text:

Lacy was bored', and she did not wish to waste the emotional energy necessary to properly chastise the kid and set her straight.

Thanks

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Scroll down to the idioms list: Set (someone) straight

"set" is used in many different idioms!

Anonymous · Answer

In order to give you an accurate and complete answer, I did what you should always do when you have a question about a phrase. First, I went to

There I entered "straight". I got a list of online sources, one of which was Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

Once there, I searched the page (CTL F) for "set" and was taken to a link for

There it told me the definition: "to make certain that someone knows the real facts about a situation".

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