Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have someone to rights

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
have -some-one -to rights
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get even with someone; to give them what they deserve.

Archaic; Informal

verb

To gauge or evaluate someone accurately.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

has someone to rights (present, singular) having someone to rights (participle, present) had someone to rights (participle, past) had someone to rights (past)

Questions

What does have someone to rights mean?
To get even with someone; to give them what they deserve.

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