straighten up and fly right
idiomTo start behaving properly; get one's act together.
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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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do right by
To treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.
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do the right thing
To do what is ethical or just.
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fly blind
To do by guesswork; to feel one's way.
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fly by
To pass or go past quickly, often without much interaction
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fly by the seat of one's pants
To pilot an aircraft without the aid of instruments and without a flight plan, using only instinct, visual observation, and practical judgment.