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Phrase(s): on the right track
1. Lit. following the right track or trail; riding on the correct track, as with a train. • The train was on the right track when it left the station. I can’t imagine how it got lost. 2. Fig. following the right set of assumptions. • Tom is on the right track and will solve the mystery soon. • You are on the right track to find the answer.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs