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Hello,
This appeared in the Yahoo news story Ex-UK official: Spies did use fake rock in Moscow.
What does 'they had us bang to rights' mean? Is it the same as 'they caught us red handed'?
Thank you
This appeared in the Yahoo news story Ex-UK official: Spies did use fake rock in Moscow.
"There's not much you can say, you can't really call up and say 'I'm terribly sorry about that, it won't happen again'. I mean, they had us bang to rights," said Powell, Blair's chief of staff throughout his decade in office.
What does 'they had us bang to rights' mean? Is it the same as 'they caught us red handed'?
Thank you