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sweat the small stuff	To worry about petty issues or insignificant matters.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
les officiers étaient en bourgeois (or, en civil)	The officers were in plain clothes, in mufti.	Rate it: (3.00 / 1 vote)
badge bunny	A woman who is romantically attracted to police officers and who seeks out their companionship.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
comitia magistratibus creandis	meetings for the election of officers.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
il n'y a pas de sots métiers, il n'y a que de sottes gens	People may be petty, but work never is.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
kick butt	The words describe an action. The words can also describe a command for immediate physical action. Frequently used by military officers, sports team coaches and other leaders. Variations include street talk.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
long arm of the law	The influence or effectiveness of law enforcement institutions; law enforcement officers collectively.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
n'avoir que la cape et l'épée	To be titled but penniless (generally used of young officers who have nothing but their pay).	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
nickel and dime	Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
peck at	To attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at; to nag; to tease.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
rise above	To ignore petty or trivial issues and do what one is supposed to; to act better than someone or something inappropriate.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
sticky fingers	A petty thief or petty thieves.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
syllabarum auceps	a verbal, petty critic; a caviller.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
the long arm of the law	The body of law enforcement officers.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tin god	An individual that abuses or exceeds his authority over others, frequently in petty ways; for example a low-level manager in situational comedies and other entertainment.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
wooden-top	Uniformed police officers.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)