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.

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If making October and going on a deep run is in the Yankees plans, Fried will need to get right sooner rather than later. James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025 Saturday’s match in San Jose is a chance to get right: Bay FC (4-6-5) hasn’t won since June 7. Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 Once on the trail, though, Kick Turn was useful but took more focus to get right. Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 What the show did get right, Gilbertson said, was Kohberger had previously used his cellphone for online searches about notorious serial murderer Ted Bundy and his justifications for killing. Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for get (something) right

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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 8 Sep. 2025.

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