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Set the record straight

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To set the record straight means to correct a mistake or false story by explaining what really happened.

The expression comes from record keeping and accounting. If information in a record book was wrong, it had to be corrected so the record showed the true facts.

She called the meeting to set the record straight about what had happened.

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