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Idiom be on the right track to be doing something in a way that will bring good results.Our success in the opinion polls proves we're on the right track.
idiombe on the right track(also be on the right lines BrE)1 used in order to say that someone is behaving or working in a way that is likely to have the good result that they want:We won't go any further with the project until we've had the results of the survey - we want to make sure we're on the right track.If you're eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, you're on the right track to a healthy diet.Women Only magazine believed that it was proceeding along the right lines in publishing pictures of naked men. 2 used in order to say that someone's answer to a question or problem is probably right or almost right:If we're on the right track and Dora did take the money, shouldn't we tell the police?"Do you know what a graphologist is?" "Someone who's good at writing?" "No, but you're on the right lines - it's someone who analyses handwriting."opposite be on the wrong track: Three out of four voters say the country is on the wrong track.
be on the right trackTo be progressing in a way that is likely to succeed. I think we're really on the right track with this new environmental initiative. After all of those failed experiments, our team is finally on the right track now. be on the right/wrong ˈtrack be thinking or acting in the right/wrong way to find the answer to a problem: We haven’t found a solution to the problem yet, but I think we’re on the right track.You’re on the wrong track, I’m afraid. The information you want isn’t here. |