“Looking at his life now you’d never guess that he had a run-in with the law when he was in his twenties.” To have a run-in with the law means to have trouble with the law. (Photo by Engin Akyurt from Pexels) to have a run-in with the law He had a cheat sheet with him during the test.” A criminal caught in the act of committing a crime might have blood on their hands, hence the idiom. “I caught one of my students red handed today. “When I was 13, I got caught red handed spray painting graffiti on the local elementary school.” To get caught red handed means to be caught in the act of committing a crime or breaking a rule. (Photo by Simon Matzinger from Pexels) to get caught red handed They must not have been doing anything shameful or nefarious.

“It would have been the perfect crime if only he’d been able to cover his tracks.” These people didn’t cover their tracks.

He deactivated all the security cameras and didn’t leave a single fingerprint.” To cover one’s tracks means to conceal the evidence of a crime or other (usually shameful or nefarious) act. Idioms about committing crime to cover one’s tracks Interested in learning idioms? If so, check out the idioms and phrasal verb section of the site. When you’re finished reading the article, try the practice exercise. Here are 40 criminal justice idioms you should know, along with examples of their use. So it’s safe to say you’re going to come across these idioms, which means you should take the time to learn them. And sometimes we even use these idioms in everyday conversation to talk about non-criminal matters. We have idioms about crime, investigations, the police, courts, lawyers, and prisons. If you watch courtroom dramas or detective shows on television, you know that we use a ton of idioms to talk about crime and criminal justice.

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