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Phrases with «smoking gun»
The phrase
"smoking gun"
means to have clear evidence or proof that shows someone's guilt or wrongdoing. It refers to a piece of evidence that is so convincing that it cannot be denied.
Full definition
gun
(parent phrase)
smoking
(parent phrase)
smoking gun
Related phrases
smoking gun evidence
gun smoke
Sentences with «smoking gun»
One of the most famous
smoking guns for
dark matter is the Bullet cluster, shown above.
(
newscientist.com
)
How else, the firms argued, could you expect to find the one
smoking gun in
the midst of a warehouse of documents?
(
rethinking.legal
)
So an unseen 1991 memo, declared to be taken out - of - context, is the
real smoking gun
behind all this cruelty and dispute?
(
wottsupwiththat.com
)
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Definition of SMOKING GUN
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