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A
Suitable
Boy ( Vikram Seth book )
A move in the
right
direction
A woman's
right
to choose
Act the part
All the news that's
fit
to print ( New York Times advertising slogan )
All the
right
moves
Apropos of nothing
As
fit
as a butcher's dog
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As
fit
as a fiddle
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As
right
as ninepence
As
right
as rain
Assume
nothing
At your convenience
Barge
right
in
Capture
the imagination
Carpe diem ( latin expression meaning
seize
the day )
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Come on down ( A catchphrase from The Price Is
Right
)
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Come together
right
now over me ( Beatles song lyric )
Credit where credit is
due
Dish
fit
for the gods
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Divide and
conquer
Divine
right
of kings
Do
Right
Woman Do
Right
Man ( Aretha Franklin song )
Do all
right
for yourself
Do what tastes
right
( Wendy's Restaurants advertising slogan )
Don't just travel. Travel
right
( Expedia advertising slogan )
Down
pat
Due
a win
Due
diligence
Eyes
right
Fight For The
Right
To Party ( Beastie Boys song )
Fighting
fit
Fill the bill
Fit
But You Know It ( The Streets' song )
Fit
Dunlop and be satisfied ( Dunlop Tyres advertising slogan )
Fit
a quart into a pint pot
Fit
for a king
Fit
for purpose
Fit
in with
Fit
of the giggles
Fit
the bill
Fit
to a T
Fit
to be tied
Get off on the
right
foot
Give credit where credit is
due
Give him a
right
good Hemeling tonight ( Hemeling Lager advertising slogan )
Give one's
right
arm for
Give the Devil his
due
Guards,
seize
him
Hands up if you use
Right
Guard, Hands down if you don't (
Right
Guard antiperspirant advertising slogan )
Hang a
right
Have a
fit
He will give the Devil his
due
Hissy
fit
Hold it
right
there
Horses for courses
I
Capture
The Castle ( Dodie Smith book )
I'll see you all
right
I'm Too Sexy For My Shirt (
Right
Said Fred song )
I'm all
right
Jack
If this is wrong I don't want to be
right
In
due
course
In the
right
In the
right
place at the
right
time
In the
right
vein
It serves you
right
It will be all
right
on the night
It's not too heavy, not too sweet, it's
right
for you ( RC Cola advertising slogan )
It's what your
right
arm's for ( Courage Beer advertising slogan )
Keep on the
right
side of
Laugh
fit
to burst
Left
right
and centre
Left right, left right, march
Let the punishment
fit
the crime
Let's do the show
right
here
Maasai Mara National
Reserve
( tourist attraction in Kenya )
Might is
right
Might makes
right
Move
right
along
Moving
right
along
My country
right
or wrong
My
right
honourable friend
Not
fit
for a dog
Not
fit
for purpose
Not
right
in the head
Not too heavy, not too light, its just right! ( Kelloggs advertising slogan )
Off
pat
On cue
On the
right
track
On your
Pat
( Cockney rhyming slang for alone )
One instinctively knows when something is
right
( Croft Original Sherry advertising slogan )
Pat
a cake,
Pat
a cake, baker's man, bake me a cake as fast as you can ( line from nursery rhyme )
Pat
on the back
Pat
the Bat ( Nickname of
Pat
Burrell )
Perfect
fit
Play your cards
right
Portion
control
Praise where praise is
due
Prim and
proper
Regulatory
capture
Right
Round ( Flo Rida song )
Right
and
proper
Right
back at ya
Right
before your eyes
Right
enough
Right
hand man
Right
here,
right
now
Right
off the bat ( A baseball expression meaning immediately without delay )
Right
on the money
Right
service
Right
price ( Meineke advertising slogan )
Right
up your alley
Right
up your street
Right
wing
Right
you are
Rubber cheque ( a cheque that is returned ( bounced )
due
to insufficient funds )
Seize
him
Seize
the day
She Stoops to
Conquer
( play by Oliver Goldsmith )
She'll be
right
Square peg in a round hole
Step
right
up
Straighten up and fly
right
Suited
and booted
Switch hitter ( A baseball expression denoting a batter who can hit left or
right
handed )
The Dowager Queen of the Game Shows ( Nickname of
Pat
Carroll )
The Kids Are All
Right
( Annette Benning movie )
The customer is always
right
The order of the day
The price is
right
The
proper
study of mankind is man ( from a poem by Alexander Pope )
The
right
hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing
The
right
man for the job
The
right
one ( Martini advertising slogan )
The
right
place at the wrong time
The
right
tool for the job
The
right
tools for the job
Tick all the
right
boxes
To
assume
makes an ass out of u and me
Tomorrow will be cancelled
due
to lack of interest
Treat me
right
Two wrongs don't make a
right
Up your alley
Waiting for Mr
Right
We do chicken
right
( Kentucky Fried Chicken advertising slogan )
Well
fit
Well-chosen words
What do points mean? Points mean prizes ( A catchphrase from Price Is
Right
)
Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're
right
( Henry Ford quotation )
Why don't we do the show
right
here?
Work hard. Fly
right
( Continental Airlines advertising slogan )
You Took The Words
Right
Out Of My Mouth, It Must Have Been Whilst You Were Kissing Me ( Meatloaf song )
You have the
right
to remain silent
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough ( Mae West quotation )