straighten sth up
— phrasal verb with straighten uk/ˈstreɪ.tən/us/ˈstreɪ.ən/verb
to make a place tidy:
Mark and I managed to straighten up the house before our parents got home.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cleaning & tidying places & things
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- brush
- char
- clean (sb/sth) up
- freshen (sb/sth) up
- going-over
- Hoover
- housekeeping
- housework
- shampoo
- spit
- straighten
- straighten sth out
- tidy sth away
- vac
- vacuum
- valet
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