straighten up

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straighten up

vb (adverb)

1. to become or cause to become erect

2. Chiefly US to reform or become reformed

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Verb

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

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