to take the right

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• take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take the law into one's own hands — {v. phr.} To protect one s supposed rights or punish a suspected wrongdoer without reference to a court. An overused expression. * /When the men of the settlement caught the suspected murderer, they took the law into their own hands and hanged… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take the fifth — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States which guarantees any witness the right not to incriminate himself while testifying at a trial. * /Alger Hiss took the Fifth when asked… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take the fifth — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States which guarantees any witness the right not to incriminate himself while testifying at a trial. * /Alger Hiss took the Fifth when asked… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• Blinded by the Right — and other conservatives.The subtitle alludes to Barry Goldwater s The Conscience of a Conservative , which helped define the modern conservative movement in the United States.ummaryBrock recalls his days at the University of California, Berkeley… …   Wikipedia

• To take ground to the right — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Night Time Is the Right Time — The Right Time Single by Nappy Brown B side Oh, You Don t Know Released …   Wikipedia

• take the words out of one's mouth — {v. phr.} To say what another is just going to say; to put another s thought into words. * / Let s go to the beach tomorrow. You took the words right out of my mouth; I was thinking of that. / * /I was going to suggest a movie, but she took the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• take the words out of one's mouth — {v. phr.} To say what another is just going to say; to put another s thought into words. * / Let s go to the beach tomorrow. You took the words right out of my mouth; I was thinking of that. / * /I was going to suggest a movie, but she took the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• Do the Right Thing — This article is about the film. For the song, see Do the Right Thing (song). For the TV series, see Do the Right Thing (TV series). Do the Right Thing Theatrical release poster …   Wikipedia

• To take the law of — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English