long arm of the law
неизбежное наказание, "у закона длинные руки"
No matter where a criminal is he will be found and punished due to the long arm of the law.
Другие идиомы:
- with open arms
- pay an arm and a leg (for something)
- twist (someone's) arm
- long in the tooth
- armpit of (somewhere)
- long shot
- long and the short of it
- cost an arm and a leg
- give one's right arm (for someone or something)
- up in arms
- arm in arm
- welcome (someone) with open arms
- long face
- shot in the arm
- receive (someone) with open arms