then and there

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then and there

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idiomatic, not comparable Right at that moment in time and on the spot; immediately. When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalized the Misses Brewster then and there by proclaiming his father to have been a country storekeeper.
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adv right at that moment in time

日本語	その場で sono ba de, 即座に sakuzo ni
中文	當場 /当场 dāngchǎng
Français	immédiatement
Русский	здесь и сейча́с zdesʹ i sejčás

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@misc{then_and_there_2026,
  title = {then and there},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/then%20and%20there},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}