quite right
idiom
chiefly British
—used to say that one thinks someone did the right thing
"After I was treated so rudely, I complained to the management." "And quite right, too!"
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Between gaping waists and inseams that don’t hit quite right, finding that magical pair is the ultimate sartorial challenge.
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Paula Lee, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
But none of these prevailing narratives get things quite right.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
The notion that the valuation excess is all in the Magnificent Seven giants isn’t quite right, the other 493 stocks as a group sit above an 18 multiple.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
Sources close to the production have said the comparison is not quite right.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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Paula Lee, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
But none of these prevailing narratives get things quite right.
—Susannah Patton, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2024
The notion that the valuation excess is all in the Magnificent Seven giants isn’t quite right, the other 493 stocks as a group sit above an 18 multiple.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2024
Sources close to the production have said the comparison is not quite right.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Quite right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20right. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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