You finished your project early? Right on!
right on
idiomAn expression of enthusiasm or encouragement.
When he told his friend that he finally got the promotion, his friend shouted, Right on!
The speaker concluded his inspiring address with a call to action, and the audience responded with a chorus of right on.
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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.
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bang to rights
Red-handed, (caught) in the act.
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bragging rights
The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.
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come right
to have a successful or satisfying conclusion; to end well
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coming right up
Used by the speaker to indicate readiness to provide something ordered or requested.
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damn right
Expresses enthusiastic support or opposition, agreement or disagreement, certainty or emphasis.
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dead to rights
With sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.
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do right by
To treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.
Last updated April 17, 2026