Wrong-doing
41not dream of doing something — not dream of (doing something) to know something is wrong and therefore have no intention of doing it. When I was a girl, my parents wouldn t dream of letting me stay home alone …
42there's no law against doing something — there s no law against (something/doing something) informal something that you say in order to tell someone who is criticizing you that you are not doing anything wrong. You were in the pub at lunchtime, weren t you? Well, there s no law against… …
43wouldn't dream of doing something — wouldn t dream of (doing something) if someone wouldn t dream of doing something, they would never do it because they think it is wrong or silly. I wouldn t dream of asking my father for money …
44catch someone in the act (of doing something) — phrase to find someone and interrupt them when they are doing something wrong He denies all guilt, even though he was caught in the act. Thesaurus: to notice or recognize something or someonesynonym Main entry: act …
45have no business doing something — phrase to do something you should not do, because it does not affect or involve you at all You had no business going through my private papers. Thesaurus: to do something wrong, or to be badsynonym Main entry: business * * * have no business… …
46tell somebody off (for something doing something) — ˌtell sbˈoff (for sth/for doing sth) derived (informal) to speak angrily to sb for doing sth wrong Syn: ↑scold • I told the boys off for making so much noise. • Did you get told off? …
47tell somebody off (for for doing something) — ˌtell sbˈoff (for sth/for doing sth) derived (informal) to speak angrily to sb for doing sth wrong Syn: ↑scold • I told the boys off for making so much noise. • Did you get told off? …
48be on the wrong track — to be doing something in a way that will cause you to fail. I think the government s on the wrong track with this latest policy …
49get off on the wrong foot — to begin doing something in a way that is likely to fail. Holly s new secretary really got off on the wrong foot by being rude to visitors …
50on the wrong side of the law — in a situation in which you are doing something illegal. Being on the wrong side of the law is not unusual for many people in this part of town …