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am i right or am i right
Rhetorical question from somebody who has stated what they consider to be an unassailable truth.
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right away
Very soon; quickly; immediately.
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right back
Used in several informal constructions to indicate return -- especially imminent return to a point of origin.
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right on
An expression of enthusiasm or encouragement.
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left and right
All over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.
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might makes right
The stronger and more powerful rule others, control the situation or determine right and wrong.
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price is right
The cost of a thing is reasonable and of good value.
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right as rain
Correct; factually accurate.
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right as rain
Very good; healthy.
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serve somebody right
To happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.
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on the right track
Using the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.
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two wrongs make a right
A logical fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another
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all right, my lover
An informal affectionate greeting.
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in one's right mind
Sane, sensible, reasonable; thinking clearly.
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left, right and center
All over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.
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play one's cards right
To act sensibly; to make the right moves.
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right on the money
Exact; precise; exactly right.
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she'll be right
OK, no problem, everything will be all right.
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two wrongs don't make a right
(ethics) A wrongful action is not a morally appropriate way to correct or cancel a previous wrongful action.1915, William MacLeod Raine, The Highgrader, ch. 15:"But when it comes to taking what belongs to another
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a stopped clock is right twice a day
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
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fit into
To be of the right size and shape to be placed in a location.
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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.
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about time
Close to the right time.
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all very well
All right, to a certain extent.
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at once
Immediately; now; right away.
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at this point in time
Right now.
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by the grace of god
By divine right.
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dead on
exactly right
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enough is as good as a feast
Just the right amount is as good as more than enough: there is no value in excess.
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gut factor
Feelings about what feels right or wrong, good or bad. An inner persuasion that one may feel convinced is the appropriate decision.
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hang a ralph
Make a right turn while driving a vehicle.
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hit the nail on the head
To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer.
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hit the spot
To be particularly pleasing or appropriate; to be just right.
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keep up appearances
To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.
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last word
A final decision, or the right to make such a decision.
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make a leg
To make a deep bow with the right leg drawn back.
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nobody's perfect
Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my best
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off the bat
From the start; immediately; right away.
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on the spot
At that very moment; right away.
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on-the-spot
In the right place at this very moment.
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pay one's dues
To acquire status or to earn the right to enjoy certain benefits, especially through lengthy experience, hardship, or service to an organization.
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peachy keen
Extremely good, exactly right; all right. Often used in the negative or with an ironic or sarcastic connotation to mean the opposite.
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possession is nine-tenths of the law
One who has possession of a thing has some right to it; a popular statement of the doctrine of adverse possession.
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rainy day
A difficult period of need, when things do not go right.
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set straight
To correct; to make right or true.
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she'll be apples
Everything will be all right.
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that's the ticket
That's just right; that's just what is needed.
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the end justifies the means
Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes; actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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tout de suite
Immediately, right away.
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