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get right¹

verb gets right · getting right · got right · gotten right

  1. idiomatic, transitive To do (something) in the appropriate manner; to make (something) correct by coming up with the correct answer or solution. After several unsuccessful attempts to repair the clock, he got it right on the fourth try.

get right²

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From get + right.

verb gets right · getting right · got right · gotten right

  1. idiomatic, intransitive, often, with with To become rectified: to straighten oneself out; to straighten out one's life or practices (with respect to some comparator or standard). get right with God

    Similar: straighten up and fly right

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@misc{get_right_2026,
  title = {get right},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get%20right},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}