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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Or, no, that’s not quite right.
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Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
On the downside, the straight-leg silhouette and whiskering give them a casual vibe that’s not quite right for nights out, and the narrower cut may not balance every body type.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2025
But even when Daniels has been healthy, things have not looked quite right for the Commanders, who also entered the season as the oldest team in football.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
His next guess was Millie Bonnie Bobby Bongiovi Brown, but that wasn't quite right either.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
On the downside, the straight-leg silhouette and whiskering give them a casual vibe that’s not quite right for nights out, and the narrower cut may not balance every body type.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2025
But even when Daniels has been healthy, things have not looked quite right for the Commanders, who also entered the season as the oldest team in football.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
His next guess was Millie Bonnie Bobby Bongiovi Brown, but that wasn't quite right either.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 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 20 Dec. 2025.
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