bang to rights
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
So the Campbell is not bang to rights at all.
But best is last, as we've got you bang to rights handling stolen property.’
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bang to rights” mean?
Caught red-handed or in the act of doing something wrong Literally: hit to rights
Is “bang to rights” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.