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go right

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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But several things had to go right for Harris – and wrong for Fuller – for the Democrat to win this race, said Andra Gillespie, a professor of political science at Emory University.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“A lot has to go right for Rivian to make its numbers this year.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Nygren maintains a diversified portfolio, but there are several areas of the market where he won’t go right now.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

We discuss how it could go right — or wrong — and what should win if it were given this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

How can it ever go right with other boys later on?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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