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Meanings of put right in English

Portuguese
resolver

Settle or put right.

resolver
Synonyms
Examples for "iron out"
Examples for "iron out"
1
The election commission said it was working to iron out the problems.
Reuters
2
He wanted to allow time to iron out the problems, he explained.
The Guardian
3
But being able to iron out the kinks is why we train.
A knife edge
4
If you can't iron out the kinks, it's time to move on.
The South African
5
The roller can only do so much to iron out the pitch.
The Guardian
1
But I want to straighten out Sarah Cartwright as soon as possible.
Report for Murder
2
I have an idea that I shall straighten out this tangle yet.
Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School
3
Now it's gotten to the point where even she couldn't straighten out.
The new yorker
4
And those are the furrows I have been trying to straighten out.
Stories Worth Rereading
5
And bit by bit the fiction let him straighten out his life.
In the night room: a novel
Usage of put right in English
1
In a small way, I want to help put right that injustice.
The Irish Times
2
I didn't understand, and now 'tis too late to be put right.
Wizard and glass
3
I will soon put right a mistake that never should have happened.
Future Lovecraft
4
If this isn't put right soon, there's going to be a catastrophe.
11/22/63
5
Why not postpone tax cuts until all wrong has been put right?
The Irish Times
6
When the kitchen had been put right, they prepared an early breakfast.
Frankenstein: Lost Souls - A Novel
7
Something was wrong somewhere; something which would have to be put right.
Mufti
8
Yes, I will speak to your father; all shall be put right.
Sunrise
9
Why, then it could all have been put right in a twinkling.
In the Valley
10
It bothered me until I had it put right, I assure you.
Red Money
11
This was put right by the War Office on representation being made.
Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918
12
But he, at any rate, has been put right quite in time.
Mr. Scarborough's Family
13
A slight communication gap can be put right with a little sensitivity!
The South African
14
There was but one small spot, and this he quickly put right.
Round About a Great Estate
15
New habits-newpsycho-physical habits, like Culebra cuts are put right through them.
The Ghost in the White House / Some suggestions as to how a hund...
16
I've been trying to get put right for a long time now.
The Vicar's Daughter
This collocation consists of:
Translations for put right
Put right through the time
Put right across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common