The phrase "a right thing for" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used in contexts where you are discussing the appropriateness of an action or decision for a specific situation.
Example: "I believe that helping the community is a right thing for us to do."
Alternatives: "the right choice for" or "the appropriate action for".
Perhaps the most inspired, and funniest, borrowing from the Book of Common Prayer occurs in "Pride and Prejudice," when Mr. Collins makes his infamous marriage proposal to Elizabeth Bennet: My reasons for marrying are, first, that I think it a right thing for every clergyman in easy circumstances (like myself) to set the example of matrimony in his parish.
"As a male minister in the government, I look at the talented people that we have – men and women – and I think we are a very well-balanced government, that we have some fantastic talent from whatever quarters and if the prime minister decides that he wants to look at bringing further people through that is absolutely a right thing for him to do at the appropriate moment," he told Murnaghan.
But as Paul Butler, a Georgetown law professor, wrote last week, in the Times, that effort could easily lead to harsher sentences all around, even in cases where giving someone a break is the right thing for a judge to do.
"I knew keeping it off-grid was a beautiful and right thing for us".
Great, a package deal, just the right thing for a recession!
He says that he has an old-fashioned view that, if a party does the right thing for the country, eventually voters will respect it for that, even if it does not necessarily like them.
NAB chief Andrew Thorburn said the bank believed a settlement was the right thing for its customers and the bank.
Mr Brown said appointing a minister was "the right thing for Portsmouth given its situation" but also "the right thing to do for the North East".
I'm pretty sure that a Ph.D. is the right thing for me to do, but I'm not sure about how to choose the right project or supervisor.
So... is a child really the right thing for me?
The WWDC, as the conference is officially named, isn't a charity event where the company must "do the right thing" for a good cause.
