Collocations for "right"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "right" in context.
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ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [human, animal, voting, women's] rights
- [defend, support, promote, guarantee] [human] rights
- a [basic, fundamental, vital] right
- [uphold, preserve] the right to free [thinking, speech]
- [surrender, give up] your right to
- the right to [vote, argue, appeal, choose, live]
- you have every right to complain (about)
- every right to be [disappointed, frustrated, happy, confident] (about)
- you are in the right
- have the first right on the [purchase, transfer]
- this [bar, establishment] reserves the right of [admission, entry, refusal]
- it is a right of all [Americans, citizens, people]
- has earned the right to [decide, say]
- what gives him the right to [say, do] that?
- what gives him the right to [call, tell] [you] that?
- they [banged, put] the world to rights
- should, by rights, [be here, win, lose]
- became [rich, famous, successful] in her own rights
- sports: a [hard, strong, quick, devastating] right
- [make, take] a right at the next [road, corner, intersection]
- take your next right
- [the religious, conservative, extreme, far] right
- [commentators, politicians] on the Right
- my (political) views are to the right of
- you have the right idea
- were right to [use, change, vote, refuse]
- do the right thing
- made the right choice
- this is the right place
- is the right answer
- that's right
- the right side of the [tracks, road, box]
- in the [upper] right corner
- on the right side (of)
- [this is, show you] the right way to do it
- is the right way [up, round]
- I haven't felt right for [days, ages]
- (as) right as rain
- it's (just) not right (that)
- [is not, isn't] right in the head
- [all is, all's] right [with, in] the world
- UK: made a right (old) [mess of, fuss about]
- turn right here
- turned out right [in the end, eventually]
- is right up your alley
- will do it right away
- will be right [back, there]
- will [arrive, leave, begin] right around [9:00]
- [came, went] right back [home, to the start]
- he [needs, wants] to leave right now
- is right on [time, target] (for)
- is right here
- stop (it) right now!
- is right [across from, next to]
- is right in front (of)
- [I'm going to, I must] stop you right there
- came right into the [room, office]
- when it comes right down to it
- right, that's it!
- right then
- (try to) right [a wrong, the situation, my mistake]
- righted the [fallen lamp, tipped chair]
- right the [boat, motorcycle]
- righted himself after
- (try to) right [a wrong, the situation, my mistake]
- [human, animal, voting, women's] rights
- you have the right idea
- righted the [fallen lamp, tipped chair]
- [defend, support, promote, guarantee] [human] rights
- were right to [use, change, vote, refuse]
- right the [boat, motorcycle]
- a [basic, fundamental, vital] right
- do the right thing
- righted himself after
- [uphold, preserve] the right to free [thinking, speech]
- made the right choice
- [surrender, give up] your right to
- this is the right place
- the right to [vote, argue, appeal, choose, live]
- is the right answer
- you have every right to complain (about)
- that's right
- every right to be [disappointed, frustrated, happy, confident] (about)
- the right side of the [tracks, road, box]
- you are in the right
- in the [upper] right corner
- have the first right on the [purchase, transfer]
- on the right side (of)
- this [bar, establishment] reserves the right of [admission, entry, refusal]
- on the right-hand side
- it is a right of all [Americans, citizens, people]
- his right-hand man
- has earned the right to [decide, say]
- am right-handed
- what gives him the right to [say, do] that?
- [this is, show you] the right way to do it
- what gives him the right to [call, tell] [you] that?
- is the right way [up, round]
- they [banged, put] the world to rights
- right click to [open, close]
- should, by rights, [be here, win, lose]
- turn right here
- became [rich, famous, successful] in her own rights
- (all) right- [minded, thinking] people
- sports: a [hard, strong, quick, devastating] right
- right-wing [views, parties, politics]
- [make, take] a right at the next [road, corner, intersection]
- I haven't felt right for [days, ages]
- take your next right
- turned out right [in the end, eventually]
- [the religious, conservative, extreme, far] right
- (as) right as rain
- [commentators, politicians] on the Right
- it's (just) not right (that)
- my (political) views are to the right of
- [is not, isn't] right in the head
- [all is, all's] right [with, in] the world
- is right up your alley
- will do it right away
- will be right [back, there]
- will [arrive, leave, begin] right around [9:00]
- [came, went] right back [home, to the start]
- he [needs, wants] to leave right now
- is right on [time, target] (for)
- is right here
- stop (it) right now!
- is right [across from, next to]
- is right in front (of)
- [I'm going to, I must] stop you right there
- came right into the [room, office]
- when it comes right down to it
- right, that's it!
- right then
- right you are (then)
- very right-on [guy, views, opinions]
- dated, slang: right on!
- UK: made a right (old) [mess of, fuss about]
'right' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Earth
- Halloween
- about
- absolutely
- address
- admit
- adventure
- age
- aisle
- alley
- alloy
- along
- alongside
- always
- angle
- ankle
- answer
- anxiety
- apparently
- appeal
- argue
- arm
- arrow
- arse
- ask
- ass
- assembly
- attitude
- avenue
- away
- awe
- backlog
- balance
- bank
- bat
- bath
- be
- beacon
- bear
- bed
- beneath
- bigot
- black
- blind
- bloom
- blossom
- blunder
- blurred
- bolt
- book