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Miss Right

idiom
Meaning

A perfect, ideal or suitable female companion, especially a wife.


Examples
SIMPLE

He thinks he has finally found Miss Right.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of dating, he is convinced that his new girlfriend is Miss Right and wants to propose.

COMPLEX

Though he spent his youth searching for Miss Right, he eventually realized that his expectations were far too high for any real person to meet.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    come right

    to have a successful or satisfying conclusion; to end well

  2. 02

    coming right up

    Used by the speaker to indicate readiness to provide something ordered or requested.

  3. 03

    damn right

    Expresses enthusiastic support or opposition, agreement or disagreement, certainty or emphasis.

  4. 04

    do right by

    To treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.

  5. 05

    do the right thing

    To do what is ethical or just.

  6. 06

    get one's priorities right

    Synonym of get one's priorities straight.

  7. 07

    get right

    To do (something) in the appropriate manner; to make (something) correct by coming up with the correct answer or solution.

  8. 08

    give something a miss

    To forgo something.

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