go right

Idioms  

1. Succeed, happen correctly, as in If everything goes right, we should be in Canada by Tuesday, or Nothing has gone right for me today. This idiom uses right in the sense of “in a satisfactory state,” a usage dating from the mid-1600s.

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go right

Although such stories can be useful, the article suggests that narratives centered on discovery, cooperation and curiosity can encourage audiences to imagine what might go right rather than merely anticipate disaster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

But the company, which recently filed for an initial public offering that could come as early as this month, would need a lot to go right to justify a valuation that matches its ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"It's not unusual for a trade negotiation to go right up to the deadline," former US commerce official Christopher Padilla told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

But Elon Musk still needs a lot to go right to justify the company’s out-of-this-world valuation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“Can’t you go right down to the office and ask?” one of the eighth grade boys asks Ms. Rochambeau.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

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