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!"

Examples of quite right in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Paul Bacon, Hallandale Beach, Fla. George F. Will was quite right to cite Mickey Mantle of the Yankees as a worthy rival to the late Willie Mays of the Giants. —Washington Post, 21 June 2024

The finish, says the design legend, isn’t quite right. —Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 June 2024

Chappell Roan had mic issues … The sound wasn’t quite right during her performance. —Devon Ivie, Vulture, 10 June 2024

Maybe that’s not quite right, but this powerful 1970s duet featuring the big man and Ellen Foley on vocals and some play-by-play announcing is a testament to the more amorous and ultimately regrettable uses some folks have put their automobiles through. —Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2024