acknowledge to be right

acknowledge (one) to be right

To publicly announce or accept that one is correct in some position, action, or statement. After a lengthy interview with investigators, the suspect acknowledged the witness to be right. The finance department acknowledged Henry to be right about the accounting error.
See also: acknowledge, right
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

acknowledge someone to be right

to admit or state that someone is correct about something. Bill said that the car was useless, and the mechanic acknowledged him to be right.
See also: acknowledge, right
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • acknowledge (one) to be right
  • all correct
  • right side up
  • right-side up
  • the last thing (one) wants
  • the last thing (one) needs
  • go to the mattresses
  • mattress
  • don't get (one) started
  • don't get me started