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straighten up

Verb

Meaning

straighten oneself

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He drew himself up when he talked to his superior Source: Internet

God does say often that if Jerusalem (or the Israelites) didn’t straighten up and fly right that he’d “make them a heap of salty ruins forever, like Sodom and Gomorrah.” Source: Internet

He tells them if they will quit this foolishness and, as we would say, “straighten up and fly right,” the windows of heaven would open and there wouldn’t be room to contain the blessings. Source: Internet

When I straighten up again, I saw a sweetly surprised and poignant smile on his face. Source: Internet

It works wonders, and now we often straighten up automatically when we see each other. Source: Internet

I wish they could straighten up the odor thing, but I don’t know. Source: Internet

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