right man in the right place (le ou the)

right man in the right place (le ou the)
right man in the right place (le ou the) [ʀajtmaninzəʀajtples] loc. subst.
ÉTYM. 1927, cit.; loc. anglaise.
Allus. plais. L'homme qui convient dans la situation qui convient.
0 Et je rêve d'un régime mixte où ces grands chefs à leur tour puisent indifféremment dans leur personnel; prenant ici un militaire pour une province, là un administrateur pour une autre, un médecin pour une troisième, simplement parce qu'ils sont le right man in the right place.
L. H. Lyautey, Paroles d'action, p. 5.

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