the long arm of

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   （某事物的）權力，權威

   the power and / or authority of sth

   -Did someone call for the long arm of the law?

電影裡這樣說 · 1 部

• -Did someone call for the long arm of the law?Friends: The Reunion2021
• A list of puppet dictators and psychos as long as my arm.Batman: Under the Red Hood2010
• It's as long as my arm. I wish it was as long as something else.Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels1998

在完整場景裡學

• 老友記重聚特輯2021
  • 重回片場追憶往事：get in the way（礙事、擋道）
  • 老友重聚登臺話當年：in the bag（十拿九穩）
  • 噴泉前六人重聚：stay in touch（保持聯絡）

同一詞條的短語

• as long as your arm
• at long last
• at the longest
• by a long way
• go back a long way
• go a long way
• have come a long way
• have a long way to go
• how long is a piece of string
• in the long run
• it's a long story
• the long and short of it