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The phrase "hit the right note" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to say or do something that is exactly right or appropriate for a particular situation. Example: During the presentation, the speaker hit the right note by adding a personal anecdote to connect with the audience.
Idiom
Hit the right note.
If you hit the right note, you speak or act in a way that has a positive effect on people.('Strike the right note' is also used).
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Did it hit the right note?
He's hit the right note.
Now I'd hit the right note.
Service couldn't seem to hit the right note.
Unfortunately, R1Breakfast's apology didn't hit the right note either.
For seven years, he has been unable to hit the right note.
You have to come on and hit the right note in each scene precisely.
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"She still hit the right notes," he said.
Instead, he hit the right notes — not just politically, but also in terms of policy.
Self-preoccupied people hit the right notes, but often so hard that they sound tinny.
President Obama hit the right notes on Tuesday when he made the case for overhauling the immigration system.
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