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Значение идиомы put to rights
[put to rights] or [set to rights] {v. phr.}, {informal} To put ingood order; clean up.
It took the company a long time to put theoffice to rights after the fire.
It took Mrs. Smith an hour to setthe room to rights after the party.
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