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step in the right direction

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a step in the right direction
an action that is expected to bring good results. Both sides agreed that continuing the talks was a step in the right direction.
See also: right, step
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This particular afternoon was a step in the right direction, because it was part of his plan to get to know people beyond the family circuit, just as it was part of his plan to learn German this autumn, and to review legal books for Mr.
Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context
It says nothing in blank verse about the holiness of slaying a tyrant, but it is a step in the right direction.
An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, George Bernard View in context
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