smoking gun
Evidence, particularly of a crime, that is difficult or impossible to disputeEvidence, particularly of a crime, that is difficult or impossible to dispute.
» In many ways, these fossils are the 'smoking gun' just before the emergence of our own genus.
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1 senses(idiomatic)Evidence, particularly of a crime, that is difficult or impossible to dispute.
We have a theory, but we haven't found a smoking gun yet.
неопровержимое доказательствоneoproveržimoje dokazatelʹstvo
indisputable evidence (especially of a crime)
Examples
1 sentencesIn many ways, these fossils are the 'smoking gun' just before the emergence of our own genus.
Translations
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Origin
Often traced back to the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Gloria Scott.Often traced back to the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Gloria Scott.
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Forms
plural: smoking guns| Singular | smoking gun |
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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.