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smoking gun
noun
indisputable proof or evidence of a crime.
smoking gun
noun
a piece of irrefutable incriminating evidence
Word History and Origins
Origin of smoking gun1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
"The smoking gun is very smoky indeed, it's right out there," he said.
"I think this is a pretty big smoking gun. That would be, again, strong evidence that the effective management of the company was not taking place in the BVI," she said.
Arnold declined both requests, noting the evidence was not tantamount to “a smoking gun,” such as an eyewitness claiming Mayers was the shooter.
In both cases these companies were accused by the US of being a threat to national security - but no smoking gun was ever revealed by cyber security authorities.
"This is the smoking gun because they're not really going after salmon in the wild," said study co-author Ben Potter, an archaeologist with the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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