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to get it right

to get it right

190 2.1
To do something correctly so it works as intended
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : hacerlo bien
  • The teacher explained the problem carefully, so everyone could get it right on the test.
  • get it right next time
  • want to get it right
  • help get it right

If I could just get it right then it'll all be fine.

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Examples

  • Or if you get it right, you can win.

  • Okay, you should be getting it right now.

    Americana (2025)

  • So you can see you got it right here, right?

  • I think I got it right, yes.

  • And we have to get it right on our first and only try.

  • And the one who gets it right gets one of these.

    Naomi Jon

  • We can go get it right now.

    Lights Out (2024)

  • And if you get it right, you get an apron.

    Harvard University

  • You don't have to get it right. You just have to get it going.

  • So I'm here to get it right and to reverse this diabetes problem.

    KenDBerryMD

Synonyms

to succeed
vsto get it right
846 2.0

To reach a goal after trying hard

is about doing something correctly rather than just reaching an outcome
to hit the target dead on
vsto get it right
3.9

To do something exactly right

is correct or achieves the desired result but not perfectly exact

Antonyms

to mess up
  • Informal
597 2.8

To make a mistake that causes a problem

How Accurate

to master
191 4.1
to get it right
190 2.1
to do well
520 1.2
to mistake
37 1.0
to fail
898 1.0

Surface Forms

get it right infinitive
getting it right present participle
gets it right third person singular
got it right past
got it right past participle

Morphology

get + it + right

The meaning 'to do something correctly' is directly derivable from combining 'get' (in the sense ‘achieve/obtain’), the neutral object pronoun 'it', and 'right' (correct). The verb + object + adjective pattern is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can reasonably infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

The phrasal verb get it right gives a simple image: you get something to the right spot or position, like turning a knob until a machine works. That's why it means 'to do something correctly'.