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المجتمع، القانون و السياسة - تحدي المعايير

استكشف التعابير الإنجليزية التي تتحدى الأعراف بأمثلة مثل "أرض العصابات" و"كسر الصفوف".

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English idioms related to Society, Law & Politics
to [bend|stretch] the rules
to bend the rules
[عبارة]

to do something that is not strictly according to rules, often by making exceptions

يلفّ على القواعد, يتساهل في القواعد

يلفّ على القواعد, يتساهل في القواعد

Ex: The manager bent the rules and let us submit the report a day late. 
dead to rights
dead to rights
[عبارة]

in a situation where there is clear proof of one's crime or wrongdoing

بما لا يدع مجالًا للإنكار, متلبسًا تمامًا

بما لا يدع مجالًا للإنكار, متلبسًا تمامًا

Ex: The security footage caught him dead to rights taking money from the drawer. 
blood on {one's} hands

a situation in which one is responsible for the death of a person

يداه ملطختان بالدم, مسؤول عن موت شخص

يداه ملطختان بالدم, مسؤول عن موت شخص

Ex: If the hostages die, the kidnappers will have blood on their hands. 
smoking gun
smoking gun
[اسم]

a piece of evidence that is used to prove someone's crimes or wrong deeds

دليل دامغ, دليل إدانة

دليل دامغ, دليل إدانة

Ex: The hidden email was the smoking gun in the corruption case. 
to [beard] the lion in (his|her) den

to confront someone very powerful or dangerous in their area of control and strength, where they hold the advantage

تحدّاه في موقع قوته, واجهه في مركز قوته

تحدّاه في موقع قوته, واجهه في مركز قوته

Ex: She bearded the lion in his den by challenging the CEO during the board meeting. 
to [break] ranks
to break ranks
[عبارة]

to publicly oppose a group or party that one has been a member of

يتبرّأ من موقف جماعته, ينأى بنفسه عن جماعته

يتبرّأ من موقف جماعته, ينأى بنفسه عن جماعته

Ex: Several senators broke ranks and voted against their own party. 
to [take] the law into {one's} (own|) hands

to illegally punish someone in a way that one personally thinks is right or just, often by the use of violence

يقتصّ لنفسه, يعاقب بيده

يقتصّ لنفسه, يعاقب بيده

Ex: The police warned the crowd not to take the law into their own hands. 
to [jump] the [light]
to jump the light
[عبارة]

to ignore red traffic lights and move past them

قطع الإشارة الحمراء, تجاوز الإشارة

قطع الإشارة الحمراء, تجاوز الإشارة

Ex: The driver jumped the light and nearly hit a cyclist. 
the law of the jungle

used to refer to a situation in which people are willing to do whatever it takes to succeed

شريعة الغاب, البقاء للأقوى

شريعة الغاب, البقاء للأقوى

Ex: In that company, it is the law of the jungle: everyone does whatever it takes to get ahead. 
bandit territory

a place in which rules and laws are not followed or obeyed

منطقة سائبة, لا قانون فيه

منطقة سائبة, لا قانون فيه

Ex: After dark, that part of town turns into bandit territory. 
to [jump] the line
to jump the line
[عبارة]

to try to unfairly move past a group of people lining up somewhere before one's turn arrives

يتخطّى الدور, يدخل بلا دور

يتخطّى الدور, يدخل بلا دور

Ex: He tried to jump the line at the ticket counter. 
off the back of a truck

used for saying that a free or unreasonably cheap product is not obtained legally

مسروق أو مشبوه, بضاعة حرام

مسروق أو مشبوه, بضاعة حرام

Ex: That laptop was so cheap it must have fallen off the back of a truck. 
AWOL
AWOL
[صفة]

(of a person) not attending a place one was supposed to or leaving an obligation without any notice or permission

غائب بلا إذن, اختفى بلا إذن

غائب بلا إذن, اختفى بلا إذن

Ex: He went AWOL after lunch and never came back to work. 
French leave
French leave
[اسم]

an unannounced and unauthorized absence from a job, workplace, or other commitment

انصراف بلا إذن, غياب بلا إذن

انصراف بلا إذن, غياب بلا إذن

Ex: He took French leave after lunch and never returned to the office. 
to [slip] {sb} a Mickey (Finn|)

to secretly put a drug in a person's drink in order to make them unconscious

يدسّ له مخدّرًا في الشراب, يخدّره خفية

يدسّ له مخدّرًا في الشراب, يخدّره خفية

Ex: Someone slipped him a Mickey at the bar, and he woke up hours later. 
pink elephants

a vivid and often bizarre hallucination that a person may experience, typically as a result of heavy drinking or drug use

هلوسات السُّكر, تهيؤات من الخمر

هلوسات السُّكر, تهيؤات من الخمر

Ex: After drinking all night, he claimed he was seeing pink elephants. 
out of season
out of season
[عبارة]

at a time when it is illegal to hunt an animal

خارج موسم الصيد, في موسم المنع

خارج موسم الصيد, في موسم المنع

Ex: He was fined for shooting deer out of season. 
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