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Idiom idiom

damn right


Expresses enthusiastic support or opposition, agreement or disagreement, certainty or emphasis.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

You are damn right about that.

CONTEXTUAL

When asked if the team deserved the win, the coach replied, "Damn right they did."

COMPLEX

He insisted that justice must be served, and his supporters shouted back that he was damn right.


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  2. 02

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  3. 03

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  4. 04

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  5. 05

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  6. 06

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  7. 07

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026