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A comprehensive list of idioms commonly used in legal contexts, along with their definitions and explanations. It is a valuable resource for court interpreters preparing for their exams, as it helps them understand the nuances of legal language and the various ways idioms are used in court proceedings. Organized alphabetically, making it easy to find specific idioms and their meanings.
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According to Hoyle - ANSWERSBy the rules following the rules Acid test - ANSWERSAn acid test is something that proves whether something is good, effective, etc, or not. After the fashion - ANSWERSpoorly All over but the shouting - ANSWERSfinished As the crows fly - ANSWERSDirect At bay - ANSWERSAt a distance at sixes and sevens - ANSWERSin a state of confusion and disorder At the bottom of the hour - ANSWERSat the 1/2 hour (11:30am) At arms length - ANSWERSat a dstance Caveat emptor - ANSWERS"let the buyer beware" - buyer is responsible to examine the goods Common property / tenancy - ANSWERSwhen 2 or more people own property and their right does not end at death. Property passes to their heirs. Joint tenancy - ANSWERSwhen 2 or more people own property and their right ends with death. Therefore, all rights are passed to the other joint tenants. Fee simple - ANSWERSabsolute ownership of property Free and clear - ANSWERSowning something without restrictions Goods and Chattels - ANSWERSpersonal property Have (someone) dead to rights - ANSWERSprove someone guilty In abeyance - ANSWERSHalted temporarily
Stay of execution - ANSWERSA court order temporarily stop another order or judgement. Vicariuos liability - ANSWERSThe liability of one person through the act of another All wet - ANSWERSCompletely wrong Ax to grind - ANSWERSTo have a grievance, a resentment and you want to get revenge or sort it out. Backhanded complement - ANSWERSa criticism that is phrased in such a way that it appears to be a compliment Bats in your belfry - ANSWERSCrazy Beat a hasty retreat - ANSWERSgo away quickly from an unpleasant place/situation Behind the eight ball - ANSWERSIn trouble Bens someones ear - ANSWERStalk for a long time Beat the bushes - ANSWERSto search exhaustively Beyond the pale - ANSWERSOutside the bounds of acceptable behavior Big wheel - ANSWERSimportant person Blue law - ANSWERSA law that regulates personal behavior (dancing, drinking, gambling) Run/blow hot and cold - ANSWERSto have mixed feelings Bum steer - ANSWERSFalse information or directions Burn the candle on both ends - ANSWERSto overwork oneself By the seat of ones pants - ANSWERSto accomplish something by luck Cast pearls before swine - ANSWERSTo give something of value to someone who will not appreciate it Checkered past - ANSWERSa personal history that includes both successes and failures Cook someones goose - ANSWERSto ruin someones plans
The gift of Gab - ANSWERSthe ability to speak easily and well Give someone a snow job - ANSWERSto give a description that is unrealistically attractive Grim reaper - ANSWERSDeath Grasp at straws - ANSWERSto act with desperation green around the gills - ANSWERSnauseated Hand over fist - ANSWERSQuickly Hand to mouth - ANSWERSpoor Hand in glove - ANSWERSClose, intimate Hard to row a hoe - ANSWERSdifficult task Sharp as a tack - ANSWERSsmart Hew and haw - ANSWERSTo hesitate to say something Hold water - ANSWERSto be credible Horse sense - ANSWERSCommon sense In stitches - ANSWERSunable to stop laughing John Hancock - ANSWERSperson's signature Kangaroo court - ANSWERSA farce trial - one that lacks proper procedure and fairness and where the outcome is predetermined. knee high to a grasshopper - ANSWERSyoung keyed up - ANSWERSexcited and nervous knuckle under - ANSWERSsubmit to pressure Lay an egg - ANSWERSTo give an embarrassing performance Life of Riley - ANSWERSA life of luxury Lock, stock and barrel - ANSWERSEntirely, completely
Make a mountain out of a molehill - ANSWERSMake something that is not important into a big deal Nix something - ANSWERSto cancel Off the cuff - ANSWERSwithout much preparation Old fuddy - duddy - ANSWERSOld person not open to new ideas On the blink / fritz - ANSWERSNot working Out of the frying pan and into the fire - ANSWERSFrom bad to worse Over a barrel - ANSWERSIn a weak or difficult position Pay de the piper - ANSWERSto pay for someone's mistakes Par for the course - ANSWERSUsual or to be expected Peter out - ANSWERSgradually wither, languish and eventually vanish Pound of flesh - ANSWERSPainful payment of debt Pull out all the stops - ANSWERSDo everything you can possibly do to achieve the result you want Raise Cain - ANSWERSto cause trouble Raked over the coals - ANSWERSto reprimand No rhyme or reason - ANSWERSno logic Red herring - ANSWERSSomething that draws attention away from the main issue Red letter day - ANSWERSimportant day Rule of thumb - ANSWERSGeneral guideline Run of the mill - ANSWERSOrdinary Salt of the earth - ANSWERSA very dependable and unpretentious person Salt away - ANSWERSto preserve Sell someone a bill of goods - ANSWERSsell something that is worthless
Whole kit an caboodle - ANSWERSentire amount From the wrong side of the tracks - ANSWERSThe poor side of town Yellow - ANSWERScoward