get on the wrong side of the law 成语

above the law

not required to obey laws, privileged Just because he's rich, he thinks he's above the law.

break the law/rules

not obey the law, commit a crime If you rob a store, you are breaking the law.

brush with the law

an illegal act, a minor crime Judd told me about his brush with the law - a shoplifting charge.

claws are showing

show resentment or envy or jealousy, if looks could kill When you talked about Carla, your claws were showing. Do you dislike her?

lay down the law

tell someone what to do using your power or influence The new management plans to lay down the law to the workers regarding long lunch breaks.

long arm of the law

(See the long arm of the law)

Murphy's Law

"""Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."" it never fails" Have you planned for failure? Remember, Murphy's Law applies to all projects.

the long arm of the law

the police, police methods Thanks to the long arm of the law, a thief's in jail and I have my car.

flawsin'

to show off

take the law into one's own hands

Idiom(s): take the law into one's own hands

Theme: LEGAL

to attempt to administer the law; to act as a judge and jury for someone who has done something wrong.
• Citizens don't have the right to take the law into their own hands.
• The shopkeeper took the law into his own hands when he tried to arrest the thief

get on the amiss ancillary of the law

To breach the law. I got on the amiss ancillary of the law back I was a teenager, but I've back become a amenable adult.Learn more: get, law, of, on, side, wrong

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More Idioms/Phrases

take the starch out of take the rap for take the lid off take the liberty of take the law into one's own hands take the day off take the bitter with the sweet take the bit in one's teeth take sth with a pinch of salt