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                           Phrase(s): go in the right direction 1. Lit. to head or travel in the right direction.  •  Are you sure we are going in the right direction?  •  We were supposed to turn back there. We are not going in the right direction. 2. Fig. [for plans or intentions] to be progressing sensibly.  •  Well, everything seems to be going in the right direction—for now anyway.  •  Do you feel that this project is going in the right direction?
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs