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having someone to rights

having someone to rights is the present participle and gerund 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 having someone to rights

What is having someone to rights the present participle and gerund of?
Having someone to rights is the present participle and gerund of have someone to rights.

Words near having someone to rights in the dictionary

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

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