hit the right note

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hit the right note

To be perfectly suitable for a particular situation or circumstance; to get it exactly right. The commercial hit the right note with its target audience, and was one of the most highly rated spots of the year. It's tricky trying to hit the right note during a job interview, when you're trying to sell yourself while remaining relatable.
See also: hit, note, right
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hit (or strike) the right (or wrong) note

say or do something in exactly the right (or wrong) way.
See also: hit, note, right
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

hit/strike the right/wrong ˈnote

(especially British English) do, say or write something that is suitable/not suitable for a particular occasion: Somehow, he managed to strike just the right note in his final election speech.
See also: hit, note, right, strike, wrong
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • hit/strike the right/wrong note
  • hit the right chord
  • chord
  • strike the right note
  • strike the right chord
  • alright
  • exactly right
  • (the) right of way
  • right of way
  • right-of-way
References in periodicals archive
More than 200 call centre workers hit the right note for Comic Relief with their performance of the charity single Barry Islands In The Stream in Cardiff Bay yesterday, watched by Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones, inset left PICTURES: Andrew Davies
Singing youngsters from Hartburn Primary School hit the right note with the crowd of around 10,000 people.
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The star hit the right note with men and women coming top of the poll with both sexes, getting 15 per cent of male votes and 10% of the female vote.
Bold, outrageous and bizarre, this chameleon of music changed his image like clothes but always hit the right note. - Shay Coates, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear
London, May 2 (ANI): Katy Perry, who never fails to impress with her wacky dress sense, has hit the right note again with her latest number.
PLANS for an international music festival on the Northumberland coast have hit the right note with musicians.
^Fermanagh supporters will hope that their forwards can hit the right note this year.
He believes Ireland could face a torrid afternoon if their hosts hit the right note.
Webber hit the right note at the Curragh as Dar Re Mi, owned by his wife Madeleine, claimed success in the Audi Pretty Polly Stakes yesterday.
If you think you have the voice of an angel then a new singing project could hit the right note this New Year.
THE opening of Liverpool's first Children's Centre has hit the right note with children and parents in Dingle.
X FACTOR star Nicholas MacDonald hit the right note with kids at a nursery yesterday.
FOUR Midland choirs have hit the right note by raising more than PS1,000 with their Christmas concerts for a singing programme to support people with dementia.