Idioms

take the law into one's own hands
to attempt to administer the law oneself
The citizens took the law into their own hands when they arrested the man who had cut down the tree.

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  • take the liberty of (doing something)
  • take the plunge
  • take the rap for (someone or something)
  • take the stand
  • take the starch out of (someone)
  • take the trouble to (do something)
  • take the wind out of someone's sails
  • take the words out of (someone's) mouth
  • take time off
  • take to (someone or something)
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  • get off on the wrong foot (with someone or something)
  • take the Fifth
  • clam up
  • in (someone's) shoes/place
  • lie in state
  • finger in the pie
  • train one's sights on (something)
  • get the lowdown on (someone or something)
  • pick at (something)
  • set the world on fire


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