put someone away



put someone away

1. tv. to put someone in prison for a long time. (Underworld.) They put Bart away for fifteen years.
2. tv. to knock someone unconscious. One tap on the head and I put him away.
3. tv. to kill someone. (Underworld.) The gangster threatened to put me away if I told the police.
See also: away, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Makena-Eastern African, Kikuyu
SheriSHER-eeEnglish
KirstenKEER-sten (Danish, Norwegian), KUR-stən (English)Danish, Norwegian, English
Sung-Hosung-hoKorean
Izaak-Polish
Genghis-History