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you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

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have one's heart in the right placeTo have good intentions.Rate it:

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Miss RightA perfect, ideal or suitable female mate or wife.Rate it:

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Mister RightA perfect, ideal or suitable mate or husband.Rate it:

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price is rightThe cost of a thing is reasonable and of good value.Rate it:

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right in the pickle barrelWhen throwing a pitch. It’s defined as throwing it in the strike zone.Rate it:

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right onAn expression of enthusiasm or encouragement.Rate it:

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serve someone rightUsed other than as an idiom: see serve, right.Rate it:

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serves you rightYou got what you deservedRate it:

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straighten up and fly rightTo get serious and stop acting absurd, to get focusedRate it:

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the art of being naïve is being questioned by the art of being "right" all the time.If we behave with naiveness, we are seen as idiots.Rate it:

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a stopped clock is right twice a dayA normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.Rate it:

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damn rightExpresses enthusiastic support or opposition, agreement or disagreement, certainty or emphasis.Rate it:

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yeah, rightA sarcastic expression of disbelief.Rate it:

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on the right trackUsing the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.Rate it:

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position can be far left or right life to allow for tilting...You must allow tilting when photographing the subject.TRate it:

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Right of the BatImmediate or instant without causing any sorts of delaysRate it:

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right up your alleyFlying is certainly right up your alleyRate it:

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da arse is gone right out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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"i'm not going left, i'm not going to the right, i'm not going forward or backward, i'm going to godGodRate it:

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I'm all right, JackIndicates a selfish attitude, not worried about any problems one's friends and neighbours might have. Often associated with strikes and other trade union industrial actions.Rate it:

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play one's cards rightTo act sensibly; to make the right moves.Rate it:

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do right byTo treat, deal with, or act toward (someone) in a morally just, socially honorable fashion.Rate it:

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right to lifeThe right of a human being to the continuation of his or her life.Rate it:

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the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doingTwo parts of an organization are unaware of each other's activities.Rate it:

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arse has gone right out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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Hit the Nail Right on the HeadTo say something exactly accurate or correct, to reach at right conclusion of somethingRate it:

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might is rightAlternative form of might makes right.Rate it:

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you're rightIndicates that what the interlocutor said/says is correct.Rate it:

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"if the human being doesn't use 100% of his brain, how can he be right in the things he does and speBrainRate it:

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all rightD’accord.Rate it:

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all right, my loverAn informal affectionate greeting.Rate it:

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am I rightSaid by someone who has just stated what he or she considers to be an unassailable truth.Rate it:

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arse is gone right out of 'erMatters, especially economic matters, have gone very wrong; things are out of control.Rate it:

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arse is right out of 'erAlternative form of arse is gone right out of 'erRate it:

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be right backUsed to indicate the speaker will return in a moment. Often abbreviated in online slang as brb.Rate it:

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can't do right for doing wrongBe in a situation where any course of action leads to a negative outcome.Rate it:

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do the right thingTo do what is ethical or just.Rate it:

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everything feels so dam rightI’m too high to feel the fire tonightRate it:

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everything seemed to fall right into place.after all that effort, it seemed to be made in the shadeRate it:

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fucking a right!Absolutely! Phrases with similar meaning: "Does a bear sshit in the woods? "You bet your sweet ass!"Rate it:

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fuckin’ rightDenotes excitementRate it:

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get right to the pointReference a lack of focus, an offer of myriad solutions without indicating one with most viability. A lack of preciseness, lack of indicating best choice. An evasive response in a tenable situation.Rate it:

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Heart's in the Right PlaceTo have a kind heart and good intentions even in an unpleasant situationRate it:

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in one's right mindSane, sensible, reasonable; thinking clearly.Rate it:

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is that some tounge action right there jake?im going to lick your fetusRate it:

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left and rightAll over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.Rate it:

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left, right and centerAll over the place; indiscriminately; frequently or excessively.Rate it:

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might makes rightThe stronger and more powerful rule others, control the situation or determine right and wrong.Rate it:

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my country, right or wrongan expression of patriotism.Rate it:

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