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.

Examples of get (something) right in a Sentence

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Angus Dawson katy George, Harvard Business Review, 12 Aug. 2024 That same plucky spirit, aided with piercing wit and a genuinely compelling crime at its center, has been hard to get right in the intervening years. —

Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2024 Of those, sleep is by far the easiest to get right. —

Erica Pandey, Axios, 29 July 2024 Fear Of God Releases Its Fall/Winter 2024 Collection One thing that Jerry Lorenzo will always get right with Fear Of God is the impeccable tailoring. —

Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for get (something) right

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