til rettes

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Prepositional phrase

til rettes

  1. to a rightful, appropriate, ready or comfortable state (Used mostly in fixed constructions)
  2. (obsolete, literally) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) before a court of law
  3. (by extension, figurative, idiomatic) accountable
    å stå til rettes for det ein har gjort
    to stand accountable for what one has done
    eg får stille han til rettes
    I'll have to hold him accountable; I'll have to confront him
  4. (rare, predicative) rightful, for the best
    det er til rettes ― it is rightful

Derived terms

  • finne til rettes
  • liggje til rettes
  • stå til rettes
  • ta seg til rettes

References

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