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to speak quietly, often when you are worried or complaining about something
mutter
courage or confidence of a kind that other people find shocking or rude
audacity
to hire someone to help you defend yourself legally
lawyer up
a small punishment when a more severe punishment is deserved
a slap on the wrist
large in amount
bountiful
to write and publish something that contains bad and false things about a person
libel
to severely punish someone
to throw the book at someone
to avoid getting into trouble
to keep your nose clean
a row of people, including a person who is believed to have committed a crime, to find out if the witness recognizes that person (US and UK term)
US: police line-up
UK: identity parade
slang for prison
the slammer
to wave something in the air in a threatening or excited way
brandish
to have a serious argument with someone or you get into trouble with them
to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way
crack down on something
Name 3 expressions that use the word murder.
Be a murder on something
Cry bloody murder
Get away with murder
I could murder (food)
an occasion when the police enter a place suddenly in order to find someone or something
or the act of entering a place by force in order to steal from it
raid
something that severely limits you
fetters
NO decision or agreement has been made about a situation
the jury is out
without receiving the deserved or expected punishment or without being harmed
to get off Scot-free
Name all 4 phrases/expressions that use the word mug.
Mug shot
Mug it up
Mug up
Mug off
to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for
embezzle
a person who tries in an unofficial way to prevent crime, or to catch and punish someone who has committed a crime, especially because they do not think that official organizations, such as the police, are controlling crime effectively
vigilante
What is the expressions with the same meaning?
If a situation or problem ______ _______ ____ something, that is the main reason for it.
boils down to
to tell a story, usually far-fetched, either to deceive someone or for entertainment
spin a yarn
(I heard this in a podcast yesterday!!!)
to play music or sing in a public place so that the people who are there will give money
busk