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right on
Exclamation of animated approval Yes, That's correct, You're telling the truth, we believe you, etc.
Orator: And we shall see the promised land! Crowd: Right on!
Correct; to the point; accurate.
The reverend's remark was right on!
right out
straight out
Plainly; in a way that hides nothing; without waiting or keeping back anything.
When Ann entered the beauty contest her little brother told her straight out that she was crazy.
When Mother asked who broke the window, Jimmie told her right out that he did it.
right-hand man
A valued and indispensable assistant.
The chancellor of the university never goes anywhere without the vice chancellor, his right-hand man, whose judgment he greatly trusts.
right-wing
Being or belonging to a political group which opposes any important change in the way the country is run.
Some countries with right-wing governments have dictators.
sail through
sail right through
To conclude easily and rapidly; finish something.
The bright young man sailed through the bar exam in record time.
scare out of one's wits
scare stiff
scare the daylights out of
frightened out of one's wits
To frighten very much.
Pete's ghost story scared the daylights out of the smaller boys.
The child was scared stiff in the dentist's chair.
The owl's hooting scared him out of his wits.
serve one right
serve right
To be what (someone) really deserves as a punishment; be a fair exchange for what (someone) has done or said or failed to do or say.
Bob said it served Sally right when she cut her finger; she had taken his knife without asking him.
He failed his exam; it served him right because he had not studied.
It serves Jonathan right to be fired from his job.
It serves Terence right that none of his friends are willing to help him move to a new apartment.
set right
To discipline; correct; indicate the correct procedure.
"Your bookkeeping is all messed up," the accountant said. "Let me set it right for you, once and for all."