set things right

setting things right

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Definition of set things right - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

correctioncorrect a mistake or problem

He apologized to set things right with his friend.

make amends

orderrestore order or balance

The manager worked hard to set things right in the team.

correct

fix

rectify

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Expressions with set

set up

prepare something for use or operation

They set up the equipment for the concert.

all set

adj.

ready and prepared for an activity

We are all set for the trip.

set down

allow passengers to leave a vehicle

The bus set down passengers at the station.

set foot

enter a place, often with emphasis

She never set foot in that house again.

set back the clock

move a clock's time to an earlier hour

Remember to set back the clock before you go to bed.

set fire to

cause something to start burning

The vandals set fire to the abandoned building.

Expressions with right

right away

adv.

without delay or hesitation

Please call me right away.

by right

adv.

deservedly or justifiably

He should by right be the team captain.

dead right

adj.

absolutely certain or sure

He was dead right that they would win the game.

right about

adv.

approximately or nearly

The cost is right about $50.

left and right

adv.

in many directions or places

He was looking left and right, unable to decide.

make it right

correct a mistake or error

He apologized to make it right with his friend.

right at home

adv.

feeling comfortable and relaxed in a place

She felt right at home in the new office.

right down the middle

adv.

exactly in the center or middle of something

The ball landed right down the middle of the field.

right in the heart of

prep.

located exactly in the center of something

The hotel is right in the heart of the city.

say the right thing

speak appropriately in a given situation

He always knows how to say the right thing.

Examples of set things right in a sentence

They met to set things right.
She apologized and promised to set things right.
The new policy aims to set things right in the community.

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French:régler les choses, remettre de l'ordre, ...
German:in Ordnung bringen, ins Lot bringen, ...
Italian:sistemare le cose, rimettere le cose a posto, ...
Spanish:enmendar las cosas, poner las cosas en orden, ...
Portuguese:resolver as coisas, pôr tudo em ordem, ...
Chinese:弥补, 整顿, ...
Japanese:修正する, 秩序を回復する, ...
Arabic:صَحَّحَ, أَعَادَ الأُمُورَ إِلَى نِصَابِهَا, ...
Hebrew:לְתַקֵּן אֶת הַמַּצָּב, לְהַסְדִּיר, ...
Russian:исправлять, восстанавливать порядок, ...
Ukrainian:виправляти ситуацію, навести лад, ...
Hindi:बात ठीक करना, व्यवस्था बहाल करना, ...
Bengali:ঠিক করা, পুনরুদ্ধার করা, ...
Catalan:arreglar, restablir l'ordre, ...
Czech:napravit, dát věci do pořádku, ...
Danish:rette op på tingene, genoprette orden, ...
Dutch:de zaken rechtzetten, orde op zaken stellen, ...
Greek:επανορθώνω, αποκαθιστώ την τάξη, ...
Hungarian:helyrehozni, rendet tenni, ...
Khmer:កែតម្រូវ, ស្តារសណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់ឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:바로잡다, 정리하다, ...
Persian:اوضاع را درست کردن, بازگرداند, ...
Polish:naprawić, naprawiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):consertar as coisas, colocar tudo em ordem, ...
Romanian:a îndrepta lucrurile, a pune lucrurile în ordine, ...
Swedish:ställa saker till rätta, ...
Thai:แก้ไข, ฟื้นฟูความเป็นระเบียบ, ...
Turkish:işleri yoluna koymak, ...
Vietnamese:khắc phục, khôi phục trật tự, ...

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