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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But that's not quite right — the plan to rescue the pair was set in motion ahead of the 2024 election.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
But this has turned out to not be quite right: Many studies on this question find no difference in weight between babies who are baby-led-weaned versus spoon-fed.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Accessibility required the introduction of a ground level entrance in 2000, but the solution had never felt quite right.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Noomi Rapace is sensational as an astronaut who returns to Earth after an accident and things just aren't quite right.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
But this has turned out to not be quite right: Many studies on this question find no difference in weight between babies who are baby-led-weaned versus spoon-fed.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
Accessibility required the introduction of a ground level entrance in 2000, but the solution had never felt quite right.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Noomi Rapace is sensational as an astronaut who returns to Earth after an accident and things just aren't quite right.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Quite right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20right. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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