"get one's head straight" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets one's head straight [present, singular, third-person], getting one's head straight [participle, present], got one's head straight [past], got one's head straight [UK, participle, past], gotten one's head straight [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> one's head straight}} get one's head straight (third-person singular simple present gets one's head straight, present participle getting one's head straight, simple past got one's head straight, past participle (UK) got one's head straight or (US) gotten one's head straight)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive, colloquial) To clear one's mind; to think clearly. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-get_one's_head_straight-en-verb-1IX~sp7z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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