on the right/wrong track
idiom
: following a course that will lead to success/failure
Although their research is far from complete, the scientists are convinced that they are on the right track.
She believes that our current foreign policy is on the wrong track.
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The one thing just about everyone agreed about heading into 2024 was that the vast majority of Americans thought the country was on the wrong track.
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Amie Parnes, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
And if Schwellenbach, and Strider are not enough to put the Braves back on the right track, consider that last season’s National League Cy Young Award winner, Chris Sale provides a left-handed anchor to the Braves rotation.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Jordan Spieth continued to show signs that his recovery is on the right track with a first-round 67 at the 2025 Valero Texas Open.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
According to a Rasmussen Reports poll of 1,965 U.S. likely voters, 50 percent think the country is on the wrong track.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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Amie Parnes, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
And if Schwellenbach, and Strider are not enough to put the Braves back on the right track, consider that last season’s National League Cy Young Award winner, Chris Sale provides a left-handed anchor to the Braves rotation.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Jordan Spieth continued to show signs that his recovery is on the right track with a first-round 67 at the 2025 Valero Texas Open.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
According to a Rasmussen Reports poll of 1,965 U.S. likely voters, 50 percent think the country is on the wrong track.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
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“On the right/wrong track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20right%2Fwrong%20track. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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