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straighten up and fly right

idiom
Meaning

To start behaving properly; get one's act together.


Examples
SIMPLE

You need to straighten up and fly right.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager told the employee to straighten up and fly right if he wanted to keep his job.

COMPLEX

After years of reckless choices, he finally decided to straighten up and fly right to earn back his family's trust.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    come right

    to have a successful or satisfying conclusion; to end well

  2. 02

    coming right up

    Used by the speaker to indicate readiness to provide something ordered or requested.

  3. 03

    damn right

    Expresses enthusiastic support or opposition, agreement or disagreement, certainty or emphasis.

  4. 04

    do right by

    To treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.

  5. 05

    do the right thing

    To do what is ethical or just.

  6. 06

    fly blind

    To do by guesswork; to feel one's way.

  7. 07

    fly by

    To pass or go past quickly, often without much interaction

  8. 08

    fly by the seat of one's pants

    To pilot an aircraft without the aid of instruments and without a flight plan, using only instinct, visual observation, and practical judgment.

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