There is a sentence in Bruno Mars' 24k magic
Let's set this party off right
what does "off right" mean here?
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Sign up to join this communityThere is a sentence in Bruno Mars' 24k magic
Let's set this party off right
what does "off right" mean here?
I think you should read the off together with the set. To set off, according to OLD:
to start a process or series of events
So it means to start the party. The right is used as an adverb, meaning according to OLD:
correctly or satisfactorily