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.
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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
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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
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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 19 Sep. 2025.
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