step in the right direction, a
a step in the right direction
An action or decision that is considered indicative of positive progress. Enrolling in that degree program was a step in the right direction toward changing careers.
See also: direction, right, step
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
step in the right direction, a
A move that advances a course of action, as in Asking Bill to resign is a step in the right direction. This idiom was first recorded in 1871.
See also: right, step
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- a step in the right direction
- direction
- right foot foremost
- after everything is said and done
- he who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon
- be the shape of things to come
- a harbinger of things to come
- harbinger
- harbinger of things to come
- a portent of things to come