get something right—
1. understand smth. clearly, so that there is no misinterpretation:
- Correct me if I didn’t get this right. Did you say that changes to the flight rules are approved?
2. restore smth. to order, good condition, etc.:
- I am sorry we didn’t get this right the first time, and I am afraid we can’t offer a fix immediately.
set something right—(also: put something right) = get something right 2:
- The longer we pretend that everything is OK, the harder it is to set things right in the long term.