Collocations for straight - adj.
1. not bent or curved
VERBS
be,
look
become
stay
keep sth
Keep the car straight when you're backing out.
become
stay
keep sth
Keep the car straight when you're backing out.
hold sth
She held herself very straight.
She held herself very straight.
ADVERB
absolutely,
completely,
dead (esp. BrE),
perfectly
Keep going in a dead-straight line.
His teeth were white and perfectly straight.
Keep going in a dead-straight line.
His teeth were white and perfectly straight.
almost,
more or less,
nearly
fairly, relatively
naturally
She had curled her naturally straight hair.
fairly, relatively
naturally
She had curled her naturally straight hair.
2. level/upright
3. (esp. BrE) tidy/in order
VERBS
be
get sth, put sth
I'm trying to get the house straight before the weekend.
She tidied up and put the ornaments straight.
get sth, put sth
I'm trying to get the house straight before the weekend.
She tidied up and put the ornaments straight.
keep sth
4. honest and truthful
5. clear/understood
VERBS
be
get sth
put sb (esp. BrE), set sb (esp. AmE)
She soon set me straight about what had happened.
get sth
put sb (esp. BrE), set sb (esp. AmE)
She soon set me straight about what had happened.
Straight is used with these nouns:
actor, actress, answer, back, brandy, cut, edge, fight, friend, hair, line, man, marriage, month, nose, path, pin, question, reply, road, sex, skirt, stitch, stretch, swap, talk, ticket, tooth, victory, whisky, win, year
actor, actress, answer, back, brandy, cut, edge, fight, friend, hair, line, man, marriage, month, nose, path, pin, question, reply, road, sex, skirt, stitch, stretch, swap, talk, ticket, tooth, victory, whisky, win, year