- right and proper
- good/right and proper
socially and morally acceptable.
There is a long-held assumption that motherhood is the right and proper path for a woman to take.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
right and proper
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Right and left — Right Right (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r[ a]tt, Icel. r[ e]ttr, Goth. ra[ i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Right and left coupling — Right Right (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r[ a]tt, Icel. r[ e]ttr, Goth. ra[ i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
good and proper — good/right and proper socially and morally acceptable. There is a long held assumption that motherhood is the right and proper path for a woman to take … New idioms dictionary
Right- and left-hand traffic — countries with right hand traffic … Wikipedia
right — Synonyms and related words: Bill of Rights, Bircher, Bourbon, Christian, Declaration of Right, Epistle side, Magna Carta, Magna Charta, OK, Petition of Right, Roger, Tory, a propos, absolute, absolute interest, absolute power, absolutely,… … Moby Thesaurus
proper — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun, no comparative) especially BrE right, suitable, or correct: She needs proper medical attention. | Put that back in its proper place. | I went through the proper process, I wrote to my MP. 2 socially or legally… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
proper — prop|er1 W2S1 [ˈprɔpə US ˈpra:pər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: propre, from Latin proprius own ] 1.) [only before noun] right, suitable, or correct ▪ Everything was in its proper place (=where it should be) . ▪ the proper way to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
proper — prop|er [ prapər ] adjective ** ▸ 1 appropriate ▸ 2 moral ▸ 3 considered real/serious ▸ 4 behaving politely ▸ 5 in its most exact sense ▸ 6 complete in every detail ▸ 7 of particular type 1. ) only before noun appropriate for the purpose or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
proper */*/*/ — UK [ˈprɒpə(r)] / US [ˈprɑpər] adjective 1) [only before noun] suitable for the purpose or situation You have to have the proper tools for the job. That s not the proper way to do it! The problem was they didn t have a proper place to rehearse.… … English dictionary
proper — [[t]prɒ̱pə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use proper to describe things that you consider to be real and satisfactory rather than inadequate in some way. Two out of five people lack a proper job... I always cook a proper evening meal. 2) ADJ: ADJ… … English dictionary
