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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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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

[phrase]
dead to rights

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

[phrase]
blood on one's hands

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

[phrase]
smoking gun

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

[noun]
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

[phrase]
to break ranks

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

[phrase]
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

[phrase]
to jump the light

to ignore red traffic lights and move past them

[phrase]
the law of the jungle

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

[phrase]
bandit territory

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

[noun]
to jump the line

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

[phrase]
off the back of a truck

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

[phrase]
AWOL

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

[Adjective]
French leave

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

[noun]
to slip sb a Mickey (Finn)

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

[phrase]
pink elephants

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

[noun]
out of season

at a time when it is illegal to hunt an animal

[phrase]
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