| 单词 | to do the right thing for the wrong reason |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do the right thing for the wrong reason (also reasons) P9. to do the right thing for the wrong reason (also reasons): to act correctly or appropriately, but on the basis of flawed reasoning or faulty assumptions. ΚΠ 1875 Gardeners' Chron. 29 May 690/1 If a gardener waters in his accustomed way because he believes plants take in water by their leaf surfaces, I can only say that he does the right thing for the wrong reason. 1938 Econ. Jrnl. 48 249 Even on the occasions when they were successful, as often as not they did the right thing for the wrong reason, stumbling on the correct solution by accident. 1960 Times 20 Feb. 7/3 In respiting Chessman for sixty days the Governor of California has done the right thing..for the wrong reasons. 2006 L. Blue Best of Blue 55 When I decided to become a rabbi, I felt guilty because I had done the right thing for the wrong reasons. I no longer think right or wrong reasons important. < as lemmas |
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