"guilty as sin" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-guilty as sin.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} guilty as sin (not comparable)
  1. (simile, colloquial) Unquestionably guilty. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-guilty_as_sin-en-adj-50bG~EaO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

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