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Synonyms

put right

Idioms  

  1. Fix, make amends, correct, as in The wheel's come off, but we can put that right in no time, or Victor thought we were moving out, but we put him right. [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

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So when I got down on one knee I said, 'there's something in that song I'm going to put right'.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

England captain Ben Stokes said Thursday there were a lot of "wrongs to put right" after a crushing 4-1 Ashes series defeat to Australia.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

He said there was a "moral and ethical" obligation to sort it out, adding that "we know what remains undone and needs to be put right".

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

That gives the impression that the powers-that-be properly acknowledged and put right a grievous wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

We stayed put right there, right in the middle of the row.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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