straighten up

straighten up

vb (adverb)

1. to become or cause to become erect

2. Chiefly US to reform or become reformed

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

straighten up - straighten oneself; "He drew himself up when he talked to his superior" draw up, pull up straighten - get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"

Translations

? straighten up

vi → sich aufrichten

vt sep

(= make straight) → gerade machen; papers → ordentlich hinlegen; picture → gerade hinhängen; hat → gerade aufsetzen; lines → begradigen; to straighten oneself up → sich aufrichten

(= tidy) → in Ordnung bringen, aufräumen