get (something) right
idiom
: to do, say, or understand (something) accurately or correctly
Let me get this right: you want me to lend you $1,000?!
When you're making a measurement be careful to get it right.
They never get the facts right.
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Plus, many cleaner heads are designed to get right up against baseboards to collect dust.
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Bleaching in general is a really hard one to get right.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
The Bench Boost chip The most challenging chip in the game to get right is the Bench Boost.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
That scene in the middle of the play that the narrator can’t seem to get right—it’s supposed to be one of a breakthrough, marking the transition to the titular Opposite Shore.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Bleaching in general is a really hard one to get right.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
The Bench Boost chip The most challenging chip in the game to get right is the Bench Boost.
—Holly Shand, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
That scene in the middle of the play that the narrator can’t seem to get right—it’s supposed to be one of a breakthrough, marking the transition to the titular Opposite Shore.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Get (something) right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20%28something%29%20right. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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