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had someone to rights

had someone to rights is the simple past and past participle of have someone to rights.

Meaning of have someone to rights

Verb

have someone to rights (third-person singular simple present has someone to rights, present participle having someone to rights, simple past and past participle had someone to rights)

  1. (archaic, informal) To get even with someone; to give them what they deserve.
  2. (informal) To gauge or evaluate someone accurately.

Questions about had someone to rights

What is had someone to rights the simple past and past participle of?
Had someone to rights is the simple past and past participle of have someone to rights.

Words near had someone to rights in the dictionary

  1. had someone by the balls
  2. had someone by the short and curlies
  3. had someone by the short hairs
  4. had someone on toast
  5. had someone there
  6. had someone to rights
  7. had someone's back
  8. had someone's blood
  9. had someone's blood on one's head
  10. had someone's ear
  11. had someone's guts for garters

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