only right
idiom
: the right thing under the circumstances
Since they helped him, it's only right that he should help them too.
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Every cell in your body has to feel that this is the only right way.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
But that’s only right at the level Costco was trading Tuesday.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
The speed limit in the area will be reduced to 35 mph and only right turns are permitted on the interchange.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
Now coming off Wellness Way onto 27, the left turn lane going south has been blocked off, allowing only right turns, necessitating anyone who wants to go south to turn right, go north and make a U-turn.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
But that’s only right at the level Costco was trading Tuesday.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
The speed limit in the area will be reduced to 35 mph and only right turns are permitted on the interchange.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
Now coming off Wellness Way onto 27, the left turn lane going south has been blocked off, allowing only right turns, necessitating anyone who wants to go south to turn right, go north and make a U-turn.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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“Only right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20right. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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