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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But other times, sweating can be an indicator that something isn't quite right in your body.
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Reminders are scattered about the ballpark — a banner that won’t fasten quite right, a bit of turf that had to be replaced late — but the Rays trust that their fans understand.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
But that's not quite right — the plan to rescue the pair was set in motion ahead of the 2024 election.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
But this has turned out to not be quite right: Many studies on this question find no difference in weight between babies who are baby-led-weaned versus spoon-fed.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Reminders are scattered about the ballpark — a banner that won’t fasten quite right, a bit of turf that had to be replaced late — but the Rays trust that their fans understand.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
But that's not quite right — the plan to rescue the pair was set in motion ahead of the 2024 election.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
But this has turned out to not be quite right: Many studies on this question find no difference in weight between babies who are baby-led-weaned versus spoon-fed.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 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 5 May. 2025.
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