tighten the net
(especially of the police) to become closer to catching someone, especially a criminal:
The police are tightening the net around the smugglers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Arresting & charging
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrest
- assist
- attachment
- charge
- charge sheet
- handcuffs
- hold
- house arrest
- knock
- lag
- Miranda
- pull
- pull sb in
- run
- run sb in
- take sb in
- the knock at/on the door idiom
- tighten
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Detection & solving crimes