bang dead to rights
bang dead to rights
Definitely guilty of a crime or other misdeed; caught in the act. Thanks to footage from the security cameras, the police were able to catch the burglars bang dead to rights.
See also: bang, dead, right
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
(bang) dead to rights
mod. in the act; [guilty] without question. We caught her dead to rights with the loot still on her.
See also: bang, dead, right
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- dead to rights
- catch (one) dead to rights
- catch (one) bang to rights
- have (one) bang to rights
- have someone bang to rights
- have someone dead to rights
- have (one) dead to rights
- have dead to rights
- in flagrante (delicto)
- flagrante