get the facts straight
get (one's)/the facts straight
To know and understand the facts of a situation, or to present them in an accurate way. You better get your facts straight before you accuse her of anything. Then he needs to get his facts straight because I never said that! I'm not sure they got the facts straight for this story.
See also: fact, get, straight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
get the facts straight
and have the facts straightFig. to have an understanding of the real facts. Ask a lot of questions and get all of your facts straight. Please be sure you have the facts straight before you make a decision.
See also: fact, get, straight
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- get (one's)/the facts straight
- facts are stubborn things
- have (one's)/the facts straight
- get down to the facts
- hot skinny
- know what’s what
- know what's what
- know what's what, to
- if truth be told
- facts on the ground