Crime Idioms
Phrase
to discover someone doing something wrong as they are doing it
caught me red-handed
I tried to sneak out late to see my friends but my dad caught me red-handed.
I tried to sneak out late to see my friends but my dad caught me red-handed.
Phrase
to do something bad without being punished
get away with murder
When my brother is in charge, we get away with murder hanging out with our friends day and night.
When my brother is in charge, we get away with murder hanging out with our friends day and night.
Phrase
trapped in a position not of your choosing
holding me hostage
I want to go to the mall, but my teacher is holding me hostage until I finish my schoolwork.
I want to go to the mall, but my teacher is holding me hostage until I finish my schoolwork.
Phrase
very close friends
thick as thieves
Tommy goes everywhere with his brothers and sisters. That family is as thick as thieves.
Tommy goes everywhere with his brothers and sisters. That family is as thick as thieves.