there oughta be a law

there oughta be a law

Something objectionable that has happened or that someone did should be against the law. ("Oughta" is an informal contraction of "ought to.") How can the flight be overbooked? I paid for a ticket, so I should have a seat on the plane. There oughta be a law! Behavior like that is just disgusting to me. There oughta be a law, I tell you!
See also: law, oughta, there
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • oughtta
  • there ought to be a law
  • There ought to be a law!
  • TOBAL
  • speak ill of
  • speak ill of (someone or something)
  • speak/think ill of somebody
  • get a ticket
  • no-no
  • no-no, a