get (something) right
idiom
: to do, say, or understand (something) accurately or correctly
Let me get this right: you want me to lend you $1,000?!
When you're making a measurement be careful to get it right.
They never get the facts right.
Examples of get (something) right in a Sentence
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But the approach requires significant rigor to get right and isn’t a good fit for everyone.
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Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024
Fabric, which stretches, bends, wrinkles, and billows, often in unpredictable ways, is notoriously difficult to get right.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The Honolulu Blue tint is a mixture of three shades of dye, Moriarty said, and took considerable tweaking to get right.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024
Barrel jeans Yes, barrel jeans are hard to get right.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
The bending is a hard thing to get right — the movie has a laughable moment where a half-dozen Earthbenders move together in furious union, the result of which is the tossing of one volleyball-sized rock — but the fight sequences here are thrilling in how they’re staged and shot.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
This is heart acting, by folks who manage to get right inside your chest.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Moreover, translating science, technology, engineering, and medical (STEM) domain topics is complex and challenging to get right.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
That said, this type of opener does take some muscle and a bit of a learning curve to get right.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2024
Fabric, which stretches, bends, wrinkles, and billows, often in unpredictable ways, is notoriously difficult to get right.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The Honolulu Blue tint is a mixture of three shades of dye, Moriarty said, and took considerable tweaking to get right.
—Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2024
Barrel jeans Yes, barrel jeans are hard to get right.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2024
The bending is a hard thing to get right — the movie has a laughable moment where a half-dozen Earthbenders move together in furious union, the result of which is the tossing of one volleyball-sized rock — but the fight sequences here are thrilling in how they’re staged and shot.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
This is heart acting, by folks who manage to get right inside your chest.
—Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Moreover, translating science, technology, engineering, and medical (STEM) domain topics is complex and challenging to get right.
—Beena Ammanath, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
That said, this type of opener does take some muscle and a bit of a learning curve to get right.
—Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
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“Get (something) right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28something%29%20right. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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