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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The use of the miniatures is so striking, there’s just a strangeness to the movie, a feeling that something’s not quite right.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Southern gothic on canvas; a feeling of something not quite right.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Admiring who? McNEAL: No, that’s not quite right ... envying.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
Something wasn’t quite right, however: vampire movies were a little bit … obvious?
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Southern gothic on canvas; a feeling of something not quite right.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Admiring who? McNEAL: No, that’s not quite right ... envying.
—Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
Something wasn’t quite right, however: vampire movies were a little bit … obvious?
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Quite right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20right. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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