Crimes Idioms

A Rotten Apple means:

• an apple you can't eat

• something/someone that is a bad influence on others

• a negative aspect related to something

• a spoiled child

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We call a crime committed by someone within the company, organisation:

• a rotten appple

• a fraud

• an inside job

• libel

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The idiom to spill the beans means:

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To take the blame, usually for somebody else means to carry the___.

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Draw a picture to describe the meaning of the idiom: To catch someone off guard

Answer explanation

to take by surprise

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The meaning of the idiom: To cut and run is to make a quick escape.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Choose the picture(s) that best portrays the meaning of: To Catch Someone Red-Handed

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To hide a problem or try to keep it secret instead of dealing with it means to sweep something under the _____.

• desk

• floor

• carpet

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