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5) TO BE AT LARGE być na wolności
to be free (of a criminal who escaped or is before arrest)
In today s newspaper we could read that the escaped prisoners haven t been caught yet and are still
at large.
6) TO BE ON PAROLE być na warunkowym zwolnieniu
(of a prisoner) to have been released from prison for a short time
The prisoner has been released on condition that he will not commit a crime or try to escape. He s
on parole.
7) TO BREAK PRISON uciec z więzienia
to escape from prison
Yesterday two prisoners broke prison in our town, but luckily they were caught five hours later.
8) TO GO TO LAW oddać sprawę do sądu
to take up court proceedings against someone
After years of violent abuse from her husband, Amy finally decided to go to law. I hope he ll be
found guilty and put in jail.
9) TO HAVE CLEAN HANDS mieć czyste ręce, być niewinnym
to be innocent
I swear I haven t stolen this money! I have clean hands and I can prove I m innocent!
10) TO CATCH SOMEONE RED-HANDED złapać kogoś na gorącym uczynku
to discover someone doing something illegal or wrong
The police caught him red-handed trying to take out the wallet from that woman s pocket. They
saw the whole thing.
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11) CRIME DOESN T PAY przestępstwo nie popłaca
if you do something illegal, you ll probably be caught and punished
Crime doesn t pay and sooner or later those who break the law end up in prison.
12) DAYLIGHT ROBBERY zdzierstwo
a situation in which you are charged much more for something than
you think you should pay
Four pounds for a glass of apple juice? It s daylight robbery! I will certainly not pay that much.
13) IN COLD BLOOD z zimnÄ… krwiÄ…
in a cruel and deliberate way
It was not an accident but a planned, deliberate action. Those unarmed civilians were just shot in
cold blood.
14) TO SET A THIEF / TO CATCH A THIEF złapać złodzieja
to arrest a thief
My family decided to stay up all night to try to catch the thief who was stealing plants from our
back garden.
15) TO BE ON THE ALERT być w pogotowiu
to be prepared to act immediately
Over one hundred policemen were put on the alert and they were ready to act immediately when
they saw something suspicious.
Exercise two j&38
Listen.
1) Jim came to a bad end.
2) She was found guilty of a capital offence.
3) He is a jail bird who has spent years in many prisons.
4) John Smith is still serving time.
5) Two prisoners have escaped and are at large now.
6) He s been released on parole.
7) They broke prison but were caught a day later.
8) Finally Amy decided to go to law.
9) I swear I have clean hands.
10) The police caught him red-handed.
11) We all know that crime doesn t pay.
12) Five pounds for this is just daylight robbery!
13) Those people were shot in cold blood.
14) Everybody wanted to catch this thief.
15) Many policemen were put on the alert.
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Exercise three j&39
Listen.
- Have you heard? Tom Silverblade, the jail bird from our district, has broken prison again!
- You can t be serious! People say he s guilty of a capital offence. Everyone knows he s the one
who killed poor Mrs Hogan last year.
- Yes, someone murdered her in cold blood but as Tom wasn t caught red -handed, he claims
he has clean hands.
- Well, we have to be on the alert. Do you remember? Last time he was on parole, he tried to
steal Mr Grey s car but the police caught him.
- Yes, the Greys went to law and he was imprisoned for twelve months. I remember that. Well,
when Tom was a little boy he was a real troublemaker. Somehow I knew he would come to a
bad end.
- I had the same feeling about him. Look, he has spent half his life in prison but apparently he
hasn t learnt that crime doesn t pay.
Exercise four j&40
Paraphrase the sentences using the idiomatic expressions.
1) Tom Silverblade has spent years in 7) We have to watch out.
various prisons. &
& We have to be on the alert.
Tom Silverblade is a jail bird.
8) He was released from prison for a
2) He has escaped from prison. short time.
& &
He has broken prison. He was on parole.
3) This offence is punished by death. 9) The police arrested the thief.
& &
This is a capital offence. The police caught the thief.
4) Someone murdered her deliberately. 10) The Greys took the case to court.
& &
Someone murdered her in cold blood. The Greys went to law.
5) He wasn t discovered doing it. 11) I knew he would end up in prison
& &
He wasn t caught red-handed. I knew he would come to a bad end.
6) Tom claims he s innocent. 12) If you commit a crime, you ll be
& punished.
Tom claims he has clean hands. &
Crime doesn t pay.
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Lesson eleven ENTERTAINMENT
Exercise one j&41
Listen.
1) TO HAVE A NIGHT OUT wyjść wieczorem, spędzić wieczór poza domem
to go out for an evening of entertainment
Let s go somewhere tonight! We haven t had a night out for months and I really can t sit at home
any longer.
2) TO MAKE A DAY OF SOMETHING spędzić cały dzień dobrze się bawiąc
to spend the whole day enjoying oneself
Yesterday we rented some movies and made a day of watching our favourite films on video. We
spent all day in front of the TV screen.
3) TO HAVE A GOOD TIME / TO HAVE A GREAT TIME dobrze się bawić
to enjoy oneself
It was the best wedding I had ever been to. I had a great time and I m sure all the other guests
enjoyed it too.
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