bang to rights
bang to rights · bangs to rights · banged to rights · banging to rights
To have sufficient, indisputable evidence that a person's actions are generally…To have sufficient, indisputable evidence that a person's actions are generally perceived to be wrong; to catch red-handed.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, idiomatic, rare)To have sufficient, indisputable evidence that a person's actions are generally perceived to be wrong; to catch red-handed.
Origin
From reinterpretation of bang (“completely”) as bang (“to handle noisily or violently”).From reinterpretation of bang (“completely”) as bang (“to handle noisily or violently”).
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Forms
bangs to rights, banging to rights, banged to rights, banged to rights| Base form | bang to rights · to bang to rights |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bangs to rights |
| Present participle | banging to rights |
| Past simple | banged to rights |
| Past participle | banged to rights |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfair cop
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.