damn right
Expresses enthusiastic support or opposition, agreement or disagreement, certainty or emphasis.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“You are damn right about that.”
“When asked if the team deserved the win, the coach replied, "Damn right they did."”
“He insisted that justice must be served, and his supporters shouted back that he was damn right.”
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all rights reserved
The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.
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bang to rights
Red-handed, (caught) in the act.
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bragging rights
The prerogative to praise oneself for a skill or accomplishment.
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come right
to have a successful or satisfying conclusion; to end well
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coming right up
Used by the speaker to indicate readiness to provide something ordered or requested.
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damn straight
Without doubt, certainly, for sure.
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damn the torpedoes
Used to dismiss the risks of a dangerous action.
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damn with faint praise
To provide praise that is minimal or inconsequential, implying that such praise is the best that could be said.
Last updated August 10, 2026