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put behind bars — verb lock up or confine, in or as in a jail The suspects were imprisoned without trial the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life • Syn: ↑imprison, ↑incarcerate, ↑lag, ↑immure, ↑jail, ↑jug, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
behind bars — {adv. phr.} In jail; in prison. * /He was a pickpocket and had spent many years behind bars./ * /That boy is always in trouble and will end up behind bars./ … Dictionary of American idioms
behind bars — {adv. phr.} In jail; in prison. * /He was a pickpocket and had spent many years behind bars./ * /That boy is always in trouble and will end up behind bars./ … Dictionary of American idioms
behind — I. adverb or adjective Etymology: Middle English behinde, from Old English behindan, from be + hindan from behind; akin to Old English hinder behind more at hind Date: before 12th century 1. a. in the place or situation that is being or has been… … New Collegiate Dictionary
put away — verb 1. place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape (Freq. 2) The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend She locked her jewels in the safe • Syn: ↑lock in, ↑lock away, ↑lock, ↑shut up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
put away — informal 1) they put him away for life Syn: jail, imprison, put in prison, put behind bars, lock up, incarcerate 2) you should be put away! Syn: certify, commit, institutionalize, hospitalize, consign to a psychiatr … Thesaurus of popular words
put someone away — (informal) 1 they put him away for life: JAIL, imprison, put in prison, put behind bars, lock up, incarcerate; informal cage; Brit. infor … Useful english dictionary
behind — I [[t]bɪha͟ɪnd[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, behind is also used in a few phrasal verbs, such as fall behind and lie behind .) 1) PREP If something is behind a thing or person, it is on the other side of … English dictionary
behind — be|hind1 W1S1 [bıˈhaınd] prep, adv [: Old English; Origin: behindan, from hindan from behind ] 1.) at or towards the back of a thing or person ▪ I turned to speak to the person standing behind me. ▪ Someone could easily creep up behind us. ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
behind — 1 /bI haInd/ preposition 1 at or towards the back of something: The cat ran out from behind a tree. | I got stuck behind a truck all the way to the airport. | Jane shut the door behind her. see front 1 2 not as successful or advanced as someone… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
