set/put the record straight

Related to word: record

Idiom

Definition

  1. C1

    To correct a false account of events by stating the true facts.

    • During the interview, he tried to set the record straight about the rumors surrounding his departure.

    • She wrote an open letter to set the record straight about the media's misrepresentation of the incident.

    • At the meeting, the manager tried to set the record straight regarding the reasons for the project's delay.