right stuff

American  

noun

Informal.

1. Usually the right stuff the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring.

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Etymology

Origin of right stuff

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

In October, his portrayal of Chuck Yeager anchored the big-screen adaptation of “The Right Stuff,” for which he would receive an Oscar nomination, delivering him to a brand of stardom rarely, if ever, achieved by an American playwright.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Right Stuff,” “Please Don’t Go Girl” — those songs!

From Los Angeles Times

"I thought I'd done all the right stuff and it still happened to me."

From BBC

If he was made of the right stuff, then how come Martin benched him against St Mirren last Sunday, against Brugge last Tuesday, against Alloa before that and against Dundee before that?

From BBC

Anytime you have stuff to do, without just acting, like you’re doing busy work — you’re, like, here’s how you do an appendectomy — and you learn and when you’re picking up the right tools, you’re saying the right stuff, you’re making incisions — that stuff you’ve got to learn.

From Los Angeles Times