the price is right
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4.4
- idiom
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el precio es justo
- And if the price is right, I can give you everything you need to know about Brandy Herrera.
- the price is right," she said
It's talc free, the price is right, the pigmentation is there.
- It's talc free, the price is right, the pigmentation is there.
- You know, in the hedge fund world, you buy when the price is right and you know, you don't need, you sort of need one captain of the ship.
Examples
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It's talc free, the price is right, the pigmentation is there.
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I'm perfectly willing to be bought if the price is right.
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- If the price is right, I do.
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- If the price is right, I do.
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You know, in the hedge fund world, you buy when the price is right and you know, you don't need, you sort of need one captain of the ship.
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You can buy a new phone if the price is right.
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Many people will choose a restaurant if the price is right.
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She decided to buy the jacket because the price was right.
Synonyms
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1.6
A low or fair amount of money to buy something
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'acceptable or fair cost' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'price' (cost) + 'right' (appropriate/fair) with the copula 'be' linking them. This is a straightforward adjectival predication common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the words can reliably infer the idiomatic use 'if the price is right'.
Etymology
The price is right brings to mind a shop or the TV game show where you only win when the item's number or tag is exactly correct. So when the price is right, people will 'buy, accept, or agree' because the cost feels fair.