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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Maybe extraordinary isn’t quite right.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
That left a potential reach at a receiver or a linebacker, which didn’t feel quite right.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
The reporting, of course, says that’s not quite right.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
Plus, for the always-live-in-the-moment Heat, a scoring option in case Tyler Herro doesn’t get quite right.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
That left a potential reach at a receiver or a linebacker, which didn’t feel quite right.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
The reporting, of course, says that’s not quite right.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
Plus, for the always-live-in-the-moment Heat, a scoring option in case Tyler Herro doesn’t get quite right.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Quite right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20right. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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