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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Daniels, who is expected to be cleared for football in May or June after last season’s Week 4 Achilles injury, played only right guard (Eichenberg’s spot) for three years with the Steelers after playing only left guard and center in four years with the Bears.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Effectively, Trump is only right are when serving his own interests.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Every cell in your body has to feel that this is the only right way.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
But that’s only right at the level Costco was trading Tuesday.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Effectively, Trump is only right are when serving his own interests.
—Ben Ritz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Every cell in your body has to feel that this is the only right way.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
But that’s only right at the level Costco was trading Tuesday.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Only right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20right. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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