put to rights
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But one project the most recent legacy leadership class explored should be relatively easy to put to rights.
From Washington Times • May 25, 2016
Miraculously, everything had been put to rights, as if a child had made his bed, put away his toys, and organized all the books on his shelves.
From The New Yorker • May 30, 2015
In Blondie, the hapless, incompetent Dagwood is forever being put to rights by his cool, frizzy-haired wife.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Nonsense! I’m only redistributing the wealth. I need to repair the roof and fix the robot, have the tennis court put to rights and replace the pipe in the fountain. The stables are collapsing, too.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
The confusion was put to rights, and the well-prepared speech from the Inspecting Officer as to the importance of battalion drills, &c., followed.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Barrington, Mrs. Russell
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