Idiom
keep straight
Meaning
To avoid confusing or mixing up something; to keep something clear or organized.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I use a calendar to keep my appointments straight.”
“With so many different names and dates to remember, it is hard to keep all the project details straight.”
“The investigator struggled to keep the conflicting testimonies straight as she attempted to reconstruct the chaotic events of that evening.”
Examples
simple
“I use a calendar to keep my appointments straight.”
contextual
“With so many different names and dates to remember, it is hard to keep all the project details straight.”
complex
“The investigator struggled to keep the conflicting testimonies straight as she attempted to reconstruct the chaotic events of that evening.”
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