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Unit 9.
a rotten applebad person in a group of people who are good
an inside joba crime committed by someone against the organization that they work for
spill the beansto give away a secret
point the finger atto accuse
put a foot wrongto make mistakes
cover one's tracksto hide/get rid of incriminating evidence
come cleanto confess to sth
do timeto serve a prison sentence
in hot waterin trouble
carry the canto take the blame
brush the problem under the carpetto hide/ to ignore sth illegal/ unpleasant/
blow the whistle onto stop sth illegal or bad from happening by telling the authorities
catch sb red-handedto discover sb in the act of wrong doing
on the spur of the momentspontaneously
get away with murderto do sth illegal/ terrible without being punished
in broad daylightin daylight when it is easy to see
by the bookaccording to the law
of guardby suprise
cut and runto make a quick escape
taught sb a lessonto punish sb in order to improve their behavior