in a right state
in a mess or in a state of chaos; very unkempt, in poor condition.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“My room is in a right state after the party.”
“The old house had been empty for years and was in a right state when we finally moved in.”
“After the storm destroyed the garden, the flowerbeds were in a right state, requiring weeks of hard labor to restore them to their former beauty.”
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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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bellwether state
A state of the United States that historically votes for the winning candidate in a given election.
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blue state
A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.
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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 right
Expresses enthusiastic support or opposition, agreement or disagreement, certainty or emphasis.
Last updated August 10, 2026