Społeczeństwo, Prawo i Polityka - Kwestionowanie norm

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to [bend|stretch] the rules [Fraza]

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

Ex: He bent the rules to help his friend avoid a penalty .

dead to rights [Fraza]

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

Ex: The auditors are investigating the company 's financial records and have found evidence that puts some employees dead to rights .

blood on {one's} hands [Fraza]

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

Ex: The warlord continues to sow violence and has blood on his hands with each innocent life lost .

smoking gun [Rzeczownik]

niezbity dowód

Ex: The investigators discovered the smoking gun , a surveillance video capturing the suspect committing the crime .

Śledczy odkryli niezbity dowód, nagranie z monitoringu, na którym widać podejrzanego popełniającego przestępstwo.

to [beard] the lion in (his|her) den [Fraza]

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

Ex: He bearded the lion in his den when he confronted the notorious gang leader in his own territory .

to [break] ranks [Fraza]

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

Ex: The soldier decides to break ranks and voice his disagreement with the military strategy .

to [take] the law into {one's} (own|) hands [Fraza]

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

Ex: The community , frustrated with rising crime rates , took the law into their hands and formed their own neighborhood watch .

to [jump] the [light] [Fraza]

to ignore red traffic lights and move past them

Ex: He often jumps the light and risks getting a traffic ticket .

the law of the jungle [Fraza]

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

Ex: In the competitive business world , it 's the law of the jungle , where only the strongest survive .

bandit territory [Rzeczownik]

terytorium bandytów

Ex: That neighborhood is like a place in which rules and laws are not followed or obeyed; there is rampant disorder and disregard for regulations.

Ta dzielnica jest jak terytorium bandytów, gdzie zasady i prawa nie są przestrzegane ani przestrzegane; panuje powszechny chaos i lekceważenie przepisów.

to [jump] the line [Fraza]

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

Ex: He always jumps the line at the movie theater , thinking he can get away with it .

off the back of a truck [Fraza]

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

Ex: People sometimes purchase electronics off the back of a truck , unaware of their questionable origin .

AWOL [przymiotnik]

nieobecny bez pozwolenia

Ex: He is currently AWOL from work, leaving his colleagues to handle his responsibilities.

Obecnie jest AWOL w pracy, pozostawiając swoim kolegom obowiązki.

French leave [Rzeczownik]

francuska fucha

Ex:

Pracownik jest obecnie na francuskim urlopie, co powoduje zakłócenia w przepływie pracy.

to [slip] {sb} a Mickey (Finn|) [Fraza]

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

Ex:

pink elephants [Rzeczownik]

różowe słonie

Ex: They jokingly reminisced about the time they thought they were seeing pink elephants during their college days .

Żartobliwie wspominali czas, gdy myśleli, że widzą różowe słonie podczas swoich dni studenckich.

out of season [Fraza]

at a time when it is illegal to hunt an animal

Ex: The regulations state that it is illegal to fish for trout out of season .

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