Preview（腕試し）

Jamie: Susie told me that you were leaving this company to work for a competitor.

Adam: I'd better go set her straight--I have no plans to leave this company.

Adam is going to:

A. give Susie the correct information

B. lie to Susie

C. straighten Susie's chair

　

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

lie = うそをつく

Examples（例文）

This idiom is used when we want to correct someone's thinking or to give someone the correct information--we use it when someone has the wrong idea about something.

Karl thinks he can come to work late every day, but I think the boss is going to set him straight very soon.

Exercises （練習）Type the missing word(s) in the box.

1. Mr. Jones thinks that he can use my computer whenever I'm away from my desk. I think I had better set him .

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2. Susie was mistaken about Adam's leaving the company, but Adam soon her straight.

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