get right

Idioms  

1. Understand accurately or do correctly, as in If I get it right, you're not leaving until tomorrow, or The faucet works perfectly; the plumber finally got it right. [First half of 1900s]

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get right

Fight is the easiest part to get right, the thing that requires no talent.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Lethal injection has proven to be a difficult execution method to get right.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

“OK, can I ask the question? Can I get right in here? Because I want to know,” Phair chimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

It’s a tough market to get right, however, as upper-end homes continue to appreciate, but other pockets of the market not as much.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

She ordered Yossarian to get right back into his bed and blocked his path so he couldn’t comply.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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