have so dead to rights
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have (so) dead to rights definition


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    to have caught someone red-handed; to have irrefutable evidence about someone's misdeed. (Have got can replace have. See also (bang) dead to rights.) : The cops had him dead to rights.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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