send someone up the river



send someone up the river

tv. to send someone to prison. (Underworld. As done by a judge or indirectly by the police.) They tried to send me up the river, but my lip got me off.
See also: river, send, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Xanthippos-Ancient Greek
Anelie-German
Iordan-Bulgarian
Isha-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Hinduism
Granville['grænvil]
Liz['liz]