English
Alternative spellings
there ought be a law (British)
there odda be a law
there oudda be a law
there otta be a law
there outta be a law
etc.
Idiom
there oughtto|ta be a law
- From there ought to (should) be a law, a strongly sarcastic phrase said to convey frustration about something, that in particular should never be remedied by government intervention.
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