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Idiom

come right

Meaning

to have a successful or satisfying conclusion; to end well

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Don't worry, everything will come right in the end.”

“The project was a mess at first, but with a little extra work, it eventually came right.”

“Despite the initial chaos and the mounting pressure of the deadline, the situation finally came right, much to the relief of the entire team.”

Examples

simple

“Don't worry, everything will come right in the end.”

contextual

“The project was a mess at first, but with a little extra work, it eventually came right.”

complex

“Despite the initial chaos and the mounting pressure of the deadline, the situation finally came right, much to the relief of the entire team.”

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