Emotions & feelings

not feel right

seem wrong or strange

To seem wrong, unusual, or uncomfortable in a way that is difficult to explain.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Why did you cancel the deal?

The numbers looked fine, but something didn't feel right.

Play the conversation

It doesn't feel right to leave without saying goodbye.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The offer didn't feel rightly to me.

Say: The offer didn't feel right to me.

After feel in this sense, use the adjective right, not the adverb rightly.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

something doesn't feel right; it didn't feel right

Your turn: say it out loud

It doesn't feel right to leave without saying goodbye.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

not feel right

seem wrong or strange

“It doesn't feel right to leave without saying goodbye.”

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