The member of “Young Linguists” club in Innovative Laboratory Muhiddinov Jurabek’s research work on the topic of “Common phrases and idioms used in Law and order ” 10



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letter of the law

  • If you keep to the letter of the law, you act according to what is actually written in the law, the exact words, rather than the intent of those who wrote the law.
    "To comply with the letter of the law, he was fined for allowing his son to take his toy tractor to the park. The sign said: “No vehicles permitted.”! " 

  • licence to print money

    • An officially authorized activity which enables people to make a lot of money without much effort is called a licence to print money.
      "The contract to supply computers to schools was a licence to print money." 

  • (the) long arm of the law

    • This expression refers to the extensive power of the authorities or the police.
      "The suspect got away but he won't escape the long arm of the law for long." 

  • Murphy's law

    • Referring to Murphy's law expresses a sentiment of bad luck and the idea that if anything can go wrong, it will.
      "We've tried to prepare for every possible incident, but remember Murphy's law ...!" 

  • not have a leg to stand on

    • To say that someone doesn't have a leg to stand on means that they can't prove what they say or do not have valid arguments to support their position.
      "Three people testified against him. He didn't have a leg to stand on." 

  • null and void

  • open-and-shut case

    • An open-and-shut case is one where the facts are so clear that the matter can be dealt with or solved easily.
      "He was caught driving the stolen car. It's an open-and-shut case." 

  • paper trail

    • If a person or organisation leaves a paper trail, they leave evidence in writing or in document form that will serve as proof of their actions.
      "The police found a paper trail which lead to the author of the hoax." 


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