she'll be right
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9.9
- idiom
- Australian
- Everything will work out; she'll be right no matter what happens.
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Watch on YouTubeNo matter how complex what we're dealing with is right now, she'll be right.
- No matter how complex what we're dealing with is right now, she'll be right.
Examples
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Don't worry about her; she'll be right and handle it herself.
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She'll be right as rain.
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He forgot his notes, but he'll be right and remember the main points.
Synonyms
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6.6
A friendly reply that tells someone there is no problem
70
3.7
Be sure that something will happen, so do not worry
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2.1
Words that comfort someone by saying things will get better
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9.9
Words people use to tell someone everything will be fine
A friendly phrase to tell someone not to worry
Surface Forms
Morphology
The literal parts 'she'll' (she will) + 'be' + 'right' (correct/okay) point toward the meaning 'will be okay', so a learner who knows the words can get a general sense of reassurance. However, the expression functions idiomatically in Australian English with an impersonal use of 'she' meaning 'things will be fine', a pragmatic/dialectal shift that is not fully predictable from the constituents, so it is not wholly transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
She'll be right may come from old Australian and New Zealand talk where people often called a ship or a machine she and would say she'll be right when it would be okay. So the phrase now means 'everything will turn out fine' or 'don't worry'.