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the smoking gun

the smoking gun (di smóking gán)

Idiom Law

Meaning

a piece of evidence that clearly proves guilt

una pieza de evidencia que claramente demuestra la culpa (una pieza de evidencia que claramente demuestra la culpa)

Oraciones de ejemplo

"The email was the smoking gun in the corruption case."

"El correo electrónico fue la pistola humeante en el caso de corrupción." (El correo electrónico fue **la pistola humeante** en el caso de corrupción.)

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