Bring someone to justice In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "bring someone to justice", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-09-12 06:09

Meaning of Bring someone to justice

Bring someone to justice verb phrase

To punish someone for committing a crime

No matter how challenging my duty is, I will try to bring the murderer to justice.

The police arrested the robbers and brought them to justice.

Other phrases about:

Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.

Small-time criminals will face the full consequences of the law while those who commit large-scale crimes will go unpunished.

sing like a canary

To provide the police or authorities with information to expose someone’s wrongdoings

give someone a thick ear

To punish someone, especially children by hitting them on the side of the head

take (one) behind the woodshed

To secretly punish or rebuke someone for doing something.

of the blackest dye

To the greatest extent or degree; of the most severe or the worst kind.

Grammar and Usage of Bring someone to justice

Verb Forms

  • bring someone to justice

The verb "bring" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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