To set someone straight Verb + object/complement
To tell someone the truth about something that they had not understood or received false information
The article finally set the criminal record straight about the serial killer.
Please set me straight about some details on this matter.
I have to set my wife straight about what happened yesterday.
Linda set her new colleagues straight about who they should ask for permission to take days off.
Time keeps passing.
White lie
Using someone else's personal information illegally without permission
The verb "set" should be conjugated according to its tense.