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词汇 bang to rights
释义
bang to rights
adjective
1
denoting an absolute certainty that fully justifies arrest on a criminal charge, as when caught red-handed. Intensifies 'to rights' (fairly, legally) UK, 1904.
2
by extension, describing a satisfactory state of affairs UK, 1962

bang to rights

With irrefutable proof of wrongdoing or illegal activity, usually used with the verbs "caught" or "have." Primarily heard in UK. The officer caught the gangster bang to rights, having discovered several kilograms of narcotics hidden in the back of the vehicle. Freeze, creep! I have you bang to rights!

bang to rights

(of a criminal) with positive proof of guilt. informal
A North American variant of this expression is dead to rights .
1993 G. F. Newman Law & Order He hadn't got the most vital piece of information he needed in order to capture the blaggers bang to rights.

bang to ˈrights

(British English) (American English dead to ˈrights) (informal) in the act of committing a crime, so that you cannot claim to be innocent: We’ve got you bang to rights handling stolen property.
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