right stuff

noun

Informal.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of right stuff¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

"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

“But that’s good because a guy should be wearing the right stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times

He also runs a "dating" site called The Right Stuff that, as far as I can tell, barely has any female users.

From Salon