crimes idioms

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a cat burglar
a thief who enters a building by climbing
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a stool pigeon
someone who acts as a decoy, informer of the police
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to be above the law
to have the feeling someone does not need to obey the law
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to blow the whistle
to make something ilegal known publicly
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to come clean
schoon schip maken, bekennen, opbiechten
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to cook the books
to change the figures illegally
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to cover your tracks
hide your tracks
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to do something by the book
to follow the rules
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to do time
to serve a prison sentence
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to face the music
to be confronted with the consequences of your actions
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to get a slap on the wrist
to get a mild punishment
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to get caught red-handed
to get caught in the act of committing a crime
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to have a run-in with the law
to get into legal trouble
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to keep your nose clean
to stay out of problems
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to point the finger at someone
to accuse or blame someone
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to put/remain behind bars
being in prison
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to rat on someone
to betray someone
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to spill the beans
to reveal a secret
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to take the law into your own hands
To punish someone according to your own ideas of justice
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to take the rap for something
to be blamed or punished for something