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[|Simple Past]

Second Semester

1. Present Continuous [|Use] S.Present - P.Continuous - beginner's [|exercise]

2. Present Perfect [|Uses and exercises]

3. Past Continuous [|Form and uses]

** Law idioms **

[|**a slap on the wrist**]
If someone gives you a slap on the wrist, they give you a mild punishment for making a mistake or doing something wrong.

[|**cook the books | cook the accounts**]
If someone cooks the books, or cooks the accounts, they keep inaccurate accounts for a business, usually in order to pay less tax.

[|**cover your tracks**]
If you cover your tracks, you make sure no-one can find evidence of what you've done.

[|**face the music**]
If someone has to face the music, they have to accept the consequences of doing something wrong.

[|**fall from grace**]
If you fall from grace, you do something that results in a loss of respect and support, especially among those who influence your life or career.

[|**feather your own nest**]
If you feather your own nest, you use your position or your job illegally for personal gain.

[|**grease someone's palm**]** Informal **
If you grease someone's palm, you pay them a bribe.

[|**keep your nose clean**]
If you keep your nose clean, you stay out of trouble by making sure you don't do anything wrong.

[|**mend your ways**]
If you mend your ways, you improve your behaviour and stop doing things that cause trouble.

[|**red tape**]
Strict adherence to rules and regulations so that a procedure seems to take longer than necessary.

[|**under the table**]
If something is done under the table, it's done secretly, usually because it's illegal or unethical.

Quiz for law idioms: [] []