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Straighten up   /strˈeɪtən əp/   Listen
Straighten up

verb
1.
Straighten oneself.  Synonyms: draw up, pull up.






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"Straighten up" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the professor of the science was applied. Every muscle was rubbed, every sinew was soothed. And from time to time, as at touch of the iron muscles and steel sinews the old fellow's ardor increased, he would straighten up and give a ...
— Bred In The Bone - 1908 • Thomas Nelson Page

... us, now you 'ave come over," said Mrs. Larkins, with corroborating cries from Minnie. "'Ave a bit of a walk with the gals, and then come back to supper. You might all go and meet Annie while I straighten up, and lay things out." ...
— The History of Mr. Polly • H. G. Wells



Words linked to "Straighten up" :   straighten



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