Society, Law & Politics - Defying Norms
Explore English idioms that relate to defying the norms with examples like "bandit territory" and "break ranks".
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to do something that is not strictly according to rules, often by making exceptions
in a situation where there is clear proof of one's crime or wrongdoing
a situation in which one is responsible for the death of a person
a piece of evidence that is used to prove someone's crimes or wrong deeds
to confront someone very powerful or dangerous in their area of control and strength, where they hold the advantage
to illegally punish someone in a way that one personally thinks is right or just, often by the use of violence
used to refer to a situation in which people are willing to do whatever it takes to succeed
to try to unfairly move past a group of people lining up somewhere before one's turn arrives
used for saying that a free or unreasonably cheap product is not obtained legally
(of a person) not attending a place one was supposed to or leaving an obligation without any notice or permission
an unannounced and unauthorized absence from a job, workplace, or other commitment
to secretly put a drug in a person's drink in order to make them unconscious
a vivid and often bizarre hallucination that a person may experience, typically as a result of heavy drinking or drug use
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