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Sentence #282453

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CK CK September 23, 2012 September 23, 2012 at 3:46:40 AM UTC link Permalink

Annotation:
This has more than one meaning.
1. Stand up straight.
2. Tidy up.

odexed odexed August 13, 2015 August 13, 2015 at 1:23:27 PM UTC link Permalink

What about behaving better?

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/straighten+up
Bill was acting badly for a while; then he straightened up. Sally, straighten up, or I will punish you!

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Straighten up.

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