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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But ground autonomy is incredibly difficult to get right.
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Colin Demarest, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
With the proliferation of flexible work arrangements over the last five years, re-creating workstreams in a fully virtual environment has become a key challenge that businesses need to get right.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
That’s because the physics is really hard to get right in real life, but cartoons and stop action footage are more forgiving.
—John Werner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
This year’s edition, getting under way Monday in Las Vegas, will be no exception and is unfolding amid an elevated sense of urgency for traditional media companies to get right with the lords of technology.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
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Colin Demarest, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
With the proliferation of flexible work arrangements over the last five years, re-creating workstreams in a fully virtual environment has become a key challenge that businesses need to get right.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
That’s because the physics is really hard to get right in real life, but cartoons and stop action footage are more forgiving.
—John Werner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
This year’s edition, getting under way Monday in Las Vegas, will be no exception and is unfolding amid an elevated sense of urgency for traditional media companies to get right with the lords of technology.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 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 22 Jan. 2025.
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