THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW

Meaning of THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW in English

the police, police methods

Thanks to the long arm of the law, a thief's in jail and I have my car.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW — the police, police methods Thanks to the long arm of the law, a thief's in jail and I have my …
English Idioms vocab
THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW — всемогущество закона, "длинная рука" (обыкн. об органах безопасности)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW — всемогущество закона, "длинная рука" (обыкн. об органах безопасности)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LONG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Long Beach Long Island Long Island Sound long jump Long March Long Parliament Long …
Английский словарь Британика
LAW — I Discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct that are recognized as binding by the …
Английский словарь Британика
LONG — I. ˈlȯŋ also ˈläŋ adjective ( lon·ger -ŋgə(r) ; lon·gest -ŋgə̇st) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old English; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAW — I. ˈlȯ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect), from Old English hlāw, hlǣw; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARM — I. ˈärm, ˈȧm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English arm, earm; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LONG — long 1 — longly , adv. — longness , n. /lawng, long/ , adj. longer /lawng"geuhr, long"-/ , longest /lawng"gist, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAW — law 1 — lawlike , adj. /law/ , n. 1. the principles and regulations established in a community by some …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARM — arm 1 — armed , adj. — armlike , adj. /ahrm/ , n. 1. the upper limb of the human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LONG — I. ˈlȯŋ adjective ( lon·ger lȯŋ-gər also -ər ; lon·gest ˈlȯŋ-gəst also -əst) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ARM — I. ˈärm noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English earm; akin to Latin armus shoulder, Sanskrit īrma arm Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LONG — superl far-reaching; extensive. 2. long ·noun a long sound, syllable, or vowel. 3. long ·adv through the whole extent or …
Webster English vocab
ARM — noun a branch of a tree. 2. arm ·noun anything resembling an arm. 3. arm ·noun an inlet of water …
Webster English vocab
ARM — [arm] n [ME, fr. OE earm; akin to L armus shoulder, Skt irma arm] (bef. 12c) 1: a human upper …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAW — the discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct of a community that are recognized as …
Britannica English vocabulary
ARM — in zoology, either of the forelimbs or upper limbs of ordinarily bipedal vertebrates, particularly humans and other primates. The term …
Britannica English vocabulary
LONG — long, Long BrE AmE lɒŋ AmE lɔːŋ lɑːŋ ▷ longed lɒŋd AmE lɔːŋd lɑːŋd ▷ longer ˈlɒŋ ɡə AmE ˈlɔːŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LONG — / lɒŋ; NAmE lɔːŋ/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( long·er / ˈlɒŋgə(r); NAmE ˈlɔːŋ-/ long·est / ˈlɒŋgɪst; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAW — / lɔː; NAmE / noun SYSTEM OF RULES 1. (also the law ) [ U ] the whole system of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARM — / ɑːm; NAmE ɑːrm/ noun , verb ■ noun —see also arms PART OF BODY 1. either of the two …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LONG — I. long 1 S1 W1 /lɒŋ $ lɒːŋ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative longer , superlative longest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAW
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ARM — I. arm 1 S1 W1 /ɑːm $ ɑːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1, 3-4, 6-13: Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LONG — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAW — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ARM — n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LONG — adj., n., & adv. adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAW — n. 1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ARM — n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LONG — 1. adj., n., & adv. --adj. (longer; longest) 1. measuring much from end to end in space or time; not …
Oxford English vocab
LAW — n.1 a a rule enacted or customary in a community and recognized as enjoining or prohibiting certain actions and enforced …
Oxford English vocab
ARM — 1. n.1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the …
Oxford English vocab
LONG — I. TIME /lɒŋ, AM lɔ:ŋ/ ( longer /lɒŋgə(r), AM lɔ:ŋgər/ , longest /lɒŋgɪst, AM lɔ:ŋgɪst/ ) Frequency: The word is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARM — I. PART OF YOUR BODY OR OF SOMETHING ELSE /ɑ:(r)m/ ( arms) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAW — ( laws) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The law is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LONG
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAW
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chair leg/arm/back/seat ▪ The chair leg has broken. an armed attack ▪ Armed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LONG — (TIME) [adjective] -er, -est - being an amount of time which is more than average or usualIn England in the …
Cambridge English vocab
LONG — n. long range navigation Long Beach Long Island Long Island Sound long jump Long March Long Parliament Long Huey Pierce …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAW — n. administrative law Ampère's law Anglo Saxon law Anti Corn Law League antitrust law associative law Avogadro's law blue law …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAW — n. Discipline and profession concerned with the customs, practices, and rules of conduct that are recognized as binding by the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LONG — Synonyms and related words : a mile long, ache, ache for, ache to, aeon, age, ages, aim, and night, aspire, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LONG — n. as long as by a long shot by long odds long drawn out long green long lasting long lived …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ARM — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left , right ▪ upper ▪ the muscles of the upper ~ ▪ muscular , powerful , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LONG
Longman Activator English vocab
LONG — See ↑ LONG 1,2,5,6,7, ↑ TIME 10, ↑ WANT/NOT WANT 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ all day/night/summer etc long • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAW — INDEX: 1. an official rule that everyone must obey 2. the whole system of laws of a country or place …
Longman Activator English vocab
ARM — A part attached to or projecting from something. See a-arm , ball joint rocker arm , breaker arm , control …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
LONG — I adverb BAD : I'll go with you as long as I won't have to sing. GOOD : I'll go …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LONG — I 1. прил. 1) (протяженный в пространстве) а) длинный; больше своей ширины long legs/arms/fingernails/nose ≈ длинные ноги, руки, ногти, нос …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAW — I сущ. 1) а) закон (регулирующий, предписывающий акт) according to the law ≈ по закону to administer, apply, enforce a …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ARM — I 1. сущ. 1) рука (от кисти до плеча, в мед. терминах плечо с предплечьем) ср. forearm fling one's arms …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LONG — _I 1. lɒŋ n 1. долгий срок; длительный период; большой промежуток времени for long - надолго, на большой срок I …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAW — law.ogg 1. lɔ: n 1. закон law enforcement - обеспечение правопорядка см. тж. law-enforcement law digest - сборник законов или …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ARM — arm.ogg _I 1. ɑ:m n 1. 1> рука ( от плеча до кисти ) arm sling - перевязь для (сломанной) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAW — 1) закон; правило; принцип 2) формула 3) теорема 4) право • - air law - A-law - Ampere's circuital law …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ARM — I 1) рычаг 2) плечо, коромысло 3) рукоятка, ручка 4) консоль; кронштейн 5) рбт манипулятор; (механическая) рука 6) лопасть, рычаг …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LAW — 1) закон; правило; принцип 2) формула 3) теорема 4) право • - air law - A-law - Ampere's circuital law - Ampere's law - antipollution law - antismoke law - associative …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
ARM — I 1) рычаг 2) плечо, коромысло 3) рукоятка, ручка 4) консоль; кронштейн 5) рбт манипулятор; (механическая) рука 6) лопасть, рычаг (мешалки, смесителя, тестоделительной машины) 7) ветвь, ответвление; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
LONG — 1) давно 2) длинный 3) длительный 4) долгий 5) долго 6) долголетний 7) продолжительный 8) продольный 9) широкий • for a long time — надолго grain long paper — долевая бумага infinitely …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LAW
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

English Idioms vocabulary

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