dead to rights adv infml 1. The police had them dead to rights Полиция накрыла их с поличным He was caught dead to rights on a charge of murder Его поймали на месте преступления и предъявили обвинение в убийстве 2. You've got him dead to rights Он у тебя в руках We've got you dead to rights on this one На этот раз тебе не отвертеться
adv infml
1)
The police had them dead to rights — Полиция накрыла их с поличным
He was caught dead to rights on a charge of murder — Его поймали на месте преступления и предъявили обвинение в убийстве
2)
You've got him dead to rights — Он у тебя в руках
We've got you dead to rights on this one — На этот раз тебе не отвертеться
{adv. phr.}, {informal} Without a chance of escaping blame; proven wrong. * /Mother had Bob dead to rights, because she caught him with his hand in the cookie jar./ * /The police caught the man dead to rights./
{adv. phr.}, {informal} Without a chance of escaping blame; proven wrong. * /Mother had Bob dead to rights, because she caught him with his hand in the cookie jar./ * /The police caught the man dead to rights./
сл. 1) безусловно, непременно, полностью Syn: completely, certainly 2) с поличным We've got her this time dead to rights. — На этот раз мы поймали ее с поличным. Syn: bang to rights