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right

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ALL RIGHT,

ALL RIGHT FOR YOU,

DEAD TO RIGHTS,

GIVE ONE'S RIGHT ARM,

HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE,

IN THE RIGHT,

PLAY ONE'S CARDS RIGHT,

PUT TO RIGHTS or SET TO RIGHTS,

SERVE RIGHT,

TO RIGHTS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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put to rights

[put to rights] or [set to rights] {v. phr.}, {informal} To put in good order; clean up. * /It took the company a long time to put the office to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

dead to rights

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

give someone his rights

[give someone his rights] or [read someone his rights] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. The act of advising arrested criminals that they have the right to remain silent and that everything […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

read one one's rights

[read one one's rights] {v. phr.} To give to an arrested person the legally required statement regarding the rights of such a person. * /"Read him his rights," Sergeant," the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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