1One day, after years of violent abuse from her husband, she ... . (расправиться без суда)
took the law into her own hands
2Charlie, of course, never fills in the record forms but then he's ... . (сам себе закон)
a law to himself
3She can't just come into this office and start ... . (указывать)
laying down the law
4We don't usually let students take books home, but I'll ... on this occasion. (делать исключение из правила)
bend the rules
5As usual, I was left to ... . (принимать вину)
carry the can
6I ... and did not have to clean the classroom after school. (избавляться от неприятностей)
got off the hook
7I'm going to ... and see what you come up with without my input. (предоставить кого-либо самому себе)
leave you to your own devices
8They are often ... of verbal abuse from angry customers. (незаслуженно получать)
at/on the receiving end
9She was confined to a wheelchair but had a private nurse ... . (быть у кого-либо на побегушках)
at her beck and call
10My little brother always ... . (делать по-своему)
gets his own way
11The country will ... on 13 September. (голосовать)
go to the polls
12The campaign's ... somehow made the candidate's poor performance in the debate look like a sign that he was the more relatable candidate. (специалисты по контактам с прессой)
spin doctors
13The prime minister denied that the new visa requirements were part of a ... to reduce immigration. (скрытые намерения)
hidden agenda