get (something) right
idiom
: to do, say, or understand (something) accurately or correctly
Let me get this right: you want me to lend you $1,000?!
When you're making a measurement be careful to get it right.
They never get the facts right.
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Some recipes take a long time to get right, but my Test Kitchen buddy Marianne Williams knocked it out of the park the first time with this recipe for Creamy Tuscan Shrimp Pasta.
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
The scene took numerous takes to get right, as the actors found their way to the essential emotions of the moment.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
According to Eggers, one of the hardest things to get right was capturing how Orlok’s body would transform after having spent the evening feasting on Ellen.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
But ground autonomy is incredibly difficult to get right.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025
The scene took numerous takes to get right, as the actors found their way to the essential emotions of the moment.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
According to Eggers, one of the hardest things to get right was capturing how Orlok’s body would transform after having spent the evening feasting on Ellen.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
But ground autonomy is incredibly difficult to get right.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Get (something) right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28something%29%20right. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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