set right — index attune, debunk, disabuse, emend, fix (repair), inform (notify), rectify … Law dictionary
set right — ► put (or set) right tell the true facts to. Main Entry: ↑right … English terms dictionary
set right — set (something) right to correct something to make it the way it should be. They believe that the world is unjust, and try to set it right whenever they get a chance. Usage notes: often used in the form set things right: In many western movies,… … New idioms dictionary
set right — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accord, adapt, adjust, adjust to, amend, assimilate, atone, attune, awaken, break the spell, broaden the mind, burst the bubble, catechize, civilize, compensate, conduct to, coordinate, correct, cover, cut … Moby Thesaurus
set right — • to put smb/smth right • to set smb/smth right (from Idioms in Speech) (smbput rightsmth) to restore to order, to a good condition; to correct something, or somebody s ideas This is Dr. Bulcastle. He s going to see what can be done to put you… … Idioms and examples
set right — {v. phr.} To discipline; correct; indicate the correct procedure. * / Your bookkeeping is all messed up, the accountant said. Let me set it right for you, once and for all. / … Dictionary of American idioms
set right — {v. phr.} To discipline; correct; indicate the correct procedure. * / Your bookkeeping is all messed up, the accountant said. Let me set it right for you, once and for all. / … Dictionary of American idioms
To set right — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
set right — correct; give order, arrange … English contemporary dictionary
set right — Correct, put in order … New dictionary of synonyms