set to rights
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set to rights — ▪ To set in order ▪ To correct ● right … Useful english dictionary
set to rights — index file (arrange), rectify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
set\ to\ rights — • put to rights • set to rights v. phr. informal To put in good order; clean up. It took the company a long time to put the office to rights after the fire. It took Mrs. Smith an hour to set the room to rights after the party … Словарь американских идиом
set to rights — ► put (or set) to rights restore to the correct or normal state. Main Entry: ↑right … English terms dictionary
set to rights — See: PUT TO RIGHTS … Dictionary of American idioms
set to rights — Adjust, regulate, put in order, put to rights … New dictionary of synonyms
set to rights — insert order, make orderly … English contemporary dictionary
To set to rights — Right Right, n. [AS. right. See {Right}, a.] 1. That which is right or correct. Specifically: (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt, the opposite of moral wrong. (b) A true… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
set-off — index counterclaim, drawback Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 set off … Law dictionary
put/set to rights — put/set (something) to rights : to put (something) back into the normal or proper condition He helped his mother put things to rights [=put things in order] after his father died. • • • Main Entry: ↑right … Useful english dictionary
