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right on

idiom
Meaning

An expression of enthusiasm or encouragement.


Examples
SIMPLE

You finished your project early? Right on!

CONTEXTUAL

When he told his friend that he finally got the promotion, his friend shouted, Right on!

COMPLEX

The speaker concluded his inspiring address with a call to action, and the audience responded with a chorus of right on.

Anchors to
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    all rights reserved

    The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.

  2. 02

    bang to rights

    Red-handed, (caught) in the act.

  3. 03

    bragging rights

    The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.

  4. 04

    come right

    to have a successful or satisfying conclusion; to end well

  5. 05

    coming right up

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

  6. 06

    damn right

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

  7. 07

    dead to rights

    With sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.

  8. 08

    do right by

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

Last updated April 17, 2026