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Crime Phrasal Verbs
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Crime Phrasal Verbs
to put sb up to
- to encourage someone to do something, esp. something wrong
- She never stole anything before – maybe her friends put her up to it.
- to encourage someone to do something, esp. something wrong
to lead sb on
- to encourage someone to do something or to expect something, especially by lying to them or promising them something that they cannot have
- I hope he’s not just leading her on, because I’d hate to see her look foolish.
- to encourage someone to do something or to expect something, especially by lying to them or promising them something that they cannot have
to lean on sb
- to try to make someone do what you want by threatening or persuading them
- We may have to lean on them a little if we want our money.
- to try to make someone do what you want by threatening or persuading them
to get mixed up
- in something
- to be or become involved in something bad or embarrassing
- a government official mixed up in illegal activities
- to be or become involved in something bad or embarrassing
- with someone
- to spend time with someone who has a bad influence on you
- How did you get mixed up with people like that?
- to spend time with someone who has a bad influence on you
- in something
to beat up sb
- to hit someone hard and repeatedly
- Two people were arrested for beating up that man.
- to hit someone hard and repeatedly
to break in(to)
- to enter a building illegally, usually by damaging a door or window, esp. for the purpose of stealing something
- Thieves broke into our office downtown and stole the computers.
- a break-in
- to enter a building illegally, usually by damaging a door or window, esp. for the purpose of stealing something
to blow up
- to destroy something by an explosion
- Terrorists had threatened to blow up the embassy.
- to explode
- A police officer was killed when his car blew up.
- to destroy something by an explosion
to run off with sth
- to leave a place or person suddenly after having stolen something
- He ran off with $10,000 of the company's money.
- to leave a place or person suddenly after having stolen something
to run away
- to escape from somebody/a place
- Looking at all the accusing faces, she felt a sudden urge to run away.
- to escape from somebody/a place
to let sb off
- to not punish someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to not punish them severely
- The police let him off with a warning.
- to not punish someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to not punish them severely
to hold up
- a hold-up
- an occasion when someone steals from someone else using violence or the threat of violence
- In the hold-up, a masked youth threatened the bank staff with a gun.
- an occasion when someone steals from someone else using violence or the threat of violence
- to rob using a gun
- The whereabouts of the robbers who held up the bank are still unknown.
- a hold-up
to get away with
- to succeed in avoiding punishment for something
- Everyone thinks he's guilty of the robbery, but it looks like he's going to get away with it.
- to succeed in avoiding punishment for something
to go down
- to be put in prison
- She went down for three years for her part in the robbery.
- to be put in prison
to lock sb up
- to put somebody in prison
- I hope he's locked up for what he did.
- to put somebody in prison
to tip sb off
- to warn somebody about something that is going to happen or has happened, especially something illegal
- Three men were arrested after police were tipped off about the raid.
- a tip-off
- to warn somebody about something that is going to happen or has happened, especially something illegal
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- Mind Map on Crime Phrasal Verbs, created by Maria Rita Pepe on 15/04/2020.
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