dead to rights
Definitions
With sufficient evidence to establish responsibility definitively.
US, idiomatic, not-comparable
Examples
“have⟳ someone dead to rights on something”
“Because of the video replay, the ref had him dead to rights on the penalty.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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