get straight

1. Also, have straight. Understand correctly or make something clear, as in Now let's get it straight—you'll take over at four, or Do I have it straight about when you're leaving? This expression uses straight in the sense of “in proper order” or “not confused.” [c. 1920]

Example Sentences

The Sheffield Tigers' rider wrote: "The last four months have been the biggest challenge of my life, but like I do with everything, I get knocked down, get straight back up and keep on charging."

From BBC

But we won’t be ready to take on the future if we don’t get straight what’s going wrong now.

From Slate

Some get debilitating headaches, or nausea, or deal with emotionally numbness, side effects that can be frustratingly difficult to even get straight answers about.

From Slate

One eyewitness described seeing an unidentified man vault a low wall, run between some bushes and get straight into a waiting vehicle which immediately sped off.

From BBC

Dating with intention and commitment was important to the singleton that I and another were tasked to manage, so we decided to get straight to big-picture goals.

From Los Angeles Times