get (something) right
idiom
: to do, say, or understand (something) accurately or correctly
Let me get this right: you want me to lend you $1,000?!
When you're making a measurement be careful to get it right.
They never get the facts right.
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This year’s edition, getting under way Monday in Las Vegas, will be no exception and is unfolding amid an elevated sense of urgency for traditional media companies to get right with the lords of technology.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
But there was something even more important for Stan to get right.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Vancouver will have one more shot to get right before the holiday when Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks come into town Monday night.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
On Friday, get right back to your normal eating routine.
—Dana Perino, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
But there was something even more important for Stan to get right.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Vancouver will have one more shot to get right before the holiday when Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks come into town Monday night.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
On Friday, get right back to your normal eating routine.
—Dana Perino, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Get (something) right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28something%29%20right. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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