"she'll be right" meaning in English

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Phrase

IPA: /ʃɪəl bi ɹʌɪt/ Audio: en-au-she'll be right.ogg Forms: she’ll be right [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=she’ll be right}} she’ll be right
  1. (idiomatic, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) OK, no problem, everything will be all right. Wikipedia link: she'll be right Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms (everything will be all right): no probs, no worries [Australian], she'll be apples [Australian] Related terms: right as rain
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          "ref": "1988, Janette Turner Hospital, Charades, page 77:",
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