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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Her daughter giggles as she's swung throughout the air, until Moore realizes that something isn't quite right.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
While wedding traditions that don’t feel quite right are getting the axe, other details are getting more nostalgic.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
Choking was his first guess, but the behavior did not seem quite right.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
Or, no, that’s not quite right.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Quite right.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quite%20right. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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