Then I made the bed, and straightened things up - except for her piles of papers.

"Maybe a good night's sleep will straighten things a bit."

If I'd taken the key, I could have straightened things at the time, rather than later.

For a long time he could hear the old man mopping up the office and straightening things.

"We have to find some way to straighten things out there," Smith said.

Going in for treatment could help him straighten things out.

I might even have helped straighten things out between you.

Straightening things in the desk, she turned out the study light and hurried downstairs.

I'm taking time off to straighten things out before I leave.

Put it away and we'll straighten things out when we get to Santillana.