- take the law into one's hands
- exact justice without the court system, take one's own revenge
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
take the law into one's hands
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take the law into your own hands — take the law into (your) own hands to do something illegal in order to punish someone because you know that the law will not punish that person. One day, after years of violent abuse from her husband, she decided to take the law into her own… … New idioms dictionary
take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… … Dictionary of American idioms
take the law into one's own hands — To obtain justice, or what one considers to be justice, by one s own actions, without recourse to the law, the police, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑law * * * punish someone for an offense according to one s own ideas of justice, esp. in an illegal or… … Useful english dictionary
take the law into one's own hands — ► take the law into one s own hands illegally or violently punish someone according to one s own ideas of justice. Main Entry: ↑law … English terms dictionary
take the law into one's own hands — idi take the law into one s own hands, to administer justice as one sees fit without recourse to legal processes … From formal English to slang
take\ the\ law\ into\ one's\ own\ hands — v. phr. To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged him to… … Словарь американских идиом
take the law into own hands — take the law into (your) own hands to do something illegal in order to punish someone because you know that the law will not punish that person. One day, after years of violent abuse from her husband, she decided to take the law into her own… … New idioms dictionary
take the law into one's own hands — punish someone according to one s own ideas of justice, especially illegally or violently. → lavish something on … English new terms dictionary
take\ the\ bit\ in\ one's\ mouth — • take the bit in one s mouth • take the bit in one s teeth adv. phr. To have your own way; take charge of things; take control of something. When Mary wanted something, she was likely to take the bit in her teeth and her parents could do nothing … Словарь американских идиом
