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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Though the swings look good, the actual golf isn’t quite right. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025 Instead, Mom might realize this didn’t look quite right. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 20 June 2025 All of which looks great on Avenue C but isn’t quite right on 64th and Madison. Amy Virshup, Vulture, 14 May 2025 Copilot’s image is serviceable, but the walls of its cabin don’t look quite right. PC Magazine, 6 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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