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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At the same time as Trump’s approval rating has ticked up, his favorability rating and the percentage of the public who say the country is on the right track have also both improved.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 31 May 2025
In February, Rasmussen found that most Americans, for the first time in 20 years of polling, believed the country was on the right track.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Now Train Daddy, backed by President Trump and Duffy, can be the one to finally get Penn on the right track.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
The country seemed on the right track, posting a 12% decline nationally in new infections from 2018 to 2022, according to the CDC.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 31 May 2025
In February, Rasmussen found that most Americans, for the first time in 20 years of polling, believed the country was on the right track.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Now Train Daddy, backed by President Trump and Duffy, can be the one to finally get Penn on the right track.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
The country seemed on the right track, posting a 12% decline nationally in new infections from 2018 to 2022, according to the CDC.
—Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 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 7 Jun. 2025.
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