on the right/wrong track

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Definition of on the right/wrong track

: following a course that will lead to success/failure Although their research is far from complete, the scientists are convinced that they are on the right track. She believes that our current foreign policy is on the wrong track.

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on the right side of (an age)

on the right side of the law

on the right/wrong side of (someone)

on the right/wrong track

on the road to recovery

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