天罗地网

lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)

lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape

It is hard to escape the dragnet of the law; the long arm of the law

to fall into the net of justice (idiom); finally arrested

net for fishing or bird catching; (fig.) fetters