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Difference between On the right tack and On the tack

on the right tackfollowing the right course of action:

  • I think you are on the right tack in trying to see them. It’s better than to carry on the affair by correspondence.

on the tack —(sl.) abstaining from alcohol:

  • It’s no good asking him to have a drink; he has been on the tack for the past month.