for all the right reasons

[JOHN.K]

"[FONT=&quot]For all the right reasons". Is this an idiom? I cannot figure out the meaning of it. Thank you all who shares knowledge. Used in the text in my second post.
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[billmcd]

"[FONT=&quot]For all the right reasons". Is this an idiom? I cannot figure out the meaning of it. Thank you all who shares knowledge.[/FONT]

The context within which the phrase occurs should provide you with the answer to your post. If it does not, submit the post with the complete context.

 

[Tdol]

You can do things for the wrong reasons or the right reasons- it's usually a literal meaning- the correct/good/moral/proper reasons.

 

[JOHN.K]

Surprising for all the right reasons, 2009’s Sherlock Holmes brought Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary sleuth to a whole new generation of fans, and cemented the comeback of Robert Downey Jr. as a smooth-talking, all-brawling Holmes.

 

[Tdol]

Good surprises, not bad ones- it was a good film that surprised in positive ways, rather than surprising you at how bad it was.