the power and reach of the law to catch criminals
власть и охват закона для поимки преступников (vlast' i okhvat zakona dlya poimki prestupnikov)
"The long arm of the law finally caught the escaped prisoner."
"Долгая рука закона наконец поймала сбежавшего заключенного." (Dolgaya ruka zakona nakonec poymala sbezhavshego zaklyuchennogo)
to lose one’s temper completely
to be in a position of leadership or power
to be the first to do something innovative
to say exactly what one thinks
to find a way to outsmart or bypass a system's logic
a small problem that is exaggerated
