0 a criminal system of taking money from people in exchange for agreeing not to hurt them or damage their property: --
1 a situation in which a criminal group demands money from a store owner, company, etc. in exchange for agreeing not to harm them: --
run a protection racket These thugs ran a vast protection racket with which all property-owners had to co-operate if they hoped to survive.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.