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recht daran

right to

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phrase Rare #47,374
right to Usually used in the construction „recht daran tun, etwas zu tun,” meaning that someone did the right thing by doing something.
GE: Du tust recht daran, vorsichtig zu sein.
EN: You are right to be cautious.

Er tat recht daran zu schweigen.

He was right to remain silent.

Du hast recht daran getan, es mir zu sagen.

You were right to tell me.

Ihr tut recht daran, Thorin Eichenschild zu helfen.

You are doing the right thing by helping Thorin Oakenshield.

— Der Hobbit - Eine unerwartete Reise (2012)

Tom tat recht daran zu schweigen.

Tom was right to remain silent.