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Samhälle, juridik & politik - Att trotsa normer

Utforska engelska idiom som relaterar till att trotsa normerna med exempel som "bandit territorium" och "break ranks".

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English idioms related to Society, Law & Politics
to bend the rules

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

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dead to rights

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

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blood on one's hands

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

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smoking gun

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

avgörande bevis

avgörande bevis

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to beard the lion in his den

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

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to break ranks

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

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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

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to jump the light

to ignore red traffic lights and move past them

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the law of the jungle

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

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bandit territory

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

banditterritorium

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to jump the line

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

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off the back of a truck

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

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AWOL

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

frånvarande utan tillstånd

frånvarande utan tillstånd

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French leave

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

utan tillstånd ledighet

utan tillstånd ledighet

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to slip sb a Mickey (Finn)

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

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pink elephants

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

rosa elefanter

rosa elefanter

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out of season

at a time when it is illegal to hunt an animal

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