be put behind bars



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be put behind bars

To be arrested and held in prison; to be serving time in prison. I hear Mike's uncle has been put behind bars again. I wonder what he did this time! Sir, I'm afraid your son has been put behind bars on a charge of drunk driving.
See also: bar, behind, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Voitsekh-Medieval Slavic
MariÁN-Slovak, Czech, Hungarian
Awiti-Eastern African, Luo
Chisomochee-SO-moSouthern African, Chewa
Durans-Late Roman
Alekseyah-lyek-SYAY (Russian), ah-leek-SYAY (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian