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bring to justiceTo cause a person alleged to have committed criminal acts to be brought to trial on the offenses.Rate it:

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justice delayed is justice deniedIf a wrong is not corrected within a reasonable amount of time, it is as though the wrong were not corrected at all.Rate it:

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activist justiceA justice (usually referring to a member of a Supreme, High or Appellate court) who makes rulings based on personal political views or considerations rather than on the law, or who issues rulings intended to have political effects.Rate it:

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passer à pleines voiles à travers les mailles de la justiceTo drive a coach-and-four through an Act of Parliament.Rate it:

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les grosses mouches passent à travers la toile de la justice, mais les petites y sont prisesOne man may steal a horse, while another dare not look over the hedge; Justice will whip a beggar, but bow to a lord; One does the scath, another has the harm; The crow gets pardoned, and the dove has the blame.Rate it:

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do it justicePerform or tackle a task or project in the best way possibleRate it:

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do justiceTo really allow to be apprehended in its full scope.Rate it:

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il a eu le malheur de se brouiller avec la justiceHe was unfortunate enough to fall out with justice (i.e. to be punished by imprisonment, fine, etc.).Rate it:

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in the interest of justicethe reason of case dismissal used when the judge decides that justice will be best served when the case is dismissedRate it:

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in the interest of justiceUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see in,‎ the,‎ interest,‎ of,‎ justice.Rate it:

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la justice ne connaît personneJustice is no respecter of persons.Rate it:

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bring (one's) a-gamerefers to bringing maximum effort, focus and undeniable commitment; an encouragement to do your best with no excuses; giving it your allRate it:

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bring backTo reenact an old rule or law.Rate it:

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bring forwardTo call up for consideration.Rate it:

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Bring Home the BaconWorking together to earn livelihoodRate it:

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bring home the baconTo have a job and earn money or to lead a successful career.Rate it:

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bring inTo introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation.Rate it:

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bring offTo succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.Rate it:

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bring owls to athensTo undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.Rate it:

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bring upTo bring from a lower position to a higher position.Rate it:

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bring uponTo cause to befall.Rate it:

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bring forthTo create, generate, bring into existence.Rate it:

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bring forthTo produce, bear as fruit.Rate it:

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bring downTo make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.Rate it:

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bring forthTo display, produce, bring out for display.Rate it:

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bring forthTo give birth.Rate it:

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bring outTo elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality.Rate it:

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bring roundTo resuscitate; to cause to regain consciousness.Rate it:

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bring to bearTo apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.Rate it:

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bring upTo mention.Rate it:

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bring roundTo bring something when coming.Rate it:

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bring sand to the beachto take something that is plentiful at the destination, such as a date to a party with plenty of mixed company.Rate it:

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bring aboutTo cause to take place.Rate it:

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bring backTo fetch something.Rate it:

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bring backTo cause someone to remember something from the past.Rate it:

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bring downTo reduce.Rate it:

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bring downTo make something flying fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.Rate it:

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bring downTo make someone feel bad emotionally.Rate it:

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bring inTo earn money for a company or for the family.Rate it:

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bring inTo introduce a person or group of people to an organisation.Rate it:

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bring outTo cause a visible symptom such as spots or a rash.Rate it:

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bring to the tableTo provide a suggestion.Rate it:

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bring upTo turn on power or start, as of a machine.Rate it:

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bring upTo raise children.Rate it:

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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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bring owls to athensPerhaps we have not been sufficiently aware that talking about access and its implications in Scandinavia is like bringing owls to Athens. — Herbert Burkert.Rate it:

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april showers bring may flowersApril, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness.Rate it:

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bring a knife to a gunfightTo enter into a confrontation or other challenging situation without being adequately equipped or prepared.Rate it:

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bring aboutTo accomplish, achieve.Rate it:

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bring aroundAlternative form of bring roundRate it:

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