in the right
idiom
: in the position or situation of being morally or legally allowed to have, get, or do something
You are in the right to demand a refund/apology.
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Not the right thing in the right way—that’s just box-ticking—and not the wrong-way right, what even is that?
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Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
And then Fried was in the right place at the right time when Steve Cohen won the Soto fight.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Their journey then is trying to figure out how, practically, to be parents, but there’s also a deeper question of how to bring up your child in the right way in a blended relationship.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
But there are other signs that the Wildcats are trending in the right direction.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
And then Fried was in the right place at the right time when Steve Cohen won the Soto fight.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Their journey then is trying to figure out how, practically, to be parents, but there’s also a deeper question of how to bring up your child in the right way in a blended relationship.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
But there are other signs that the Wildcats are trending in the right direction.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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“In the right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20right. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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