quite right

idiom

chiefly British
used to say that one thinks someone did the right thing
"After I was treated so rudely, I complained to the management." "And quite right, too!"

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Some commentators see this in terms of granting agents access to the VCs of individuals and organisations in order to act on their behalf but that’s not quite right. David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 Politics, race and gender do intersect with sports and should be discussed, but a game show that doles out arbitrary points for arguments and mutes people for sport never felt quite right as a forum. Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 21 May 2025 People talk about Tiger Woods winning the Masters by like 12 strokes and deciding his swing isn’t quite right. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025 The Cubs left fielder attempted to go through a full day of pregame work, including hitting and throwing, but his left oblique strain didn’t feel quite right. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for quite right

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“Quite right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20right. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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