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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Superman — Love some Superman, but just like the movies, something isn’t quite right.
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Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
But in 2019, Trent University scientists showed that explanation isn't quite right.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
The use of the miniatures is so striking, there’s just a strangeness to the movie, a feeling that something’s not quite right.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Southern gothic on canvas; a feeling of something not quite right.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
But in 2019, Trent University scientists showed that explanation isn't quite right.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
The use of the miniatures is so striking, there’s just a strangeness to the movie, a feeling that something’s not quite right.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Southern gothic on canvas; a feeling of something not quite right.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Quite right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20right. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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