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Kathy Cao
2021-05-30 11:05
Send (one) up the river American phrasal verb
To condemn one to prison
The judge sent him up the river for 5 years due to blackmailing a famous singer.
The editor of the newspaper was sent up the river for disclosing the confidential information.
The same judge had previously sent him up the river for burglary.
To imprison someone forever or indefinitely
1. Used in a situation in which something is put in a safe place or container secured with a lock.
2. Used in a situation in which someone is sentenced to prison.
3. Used in a situation in which someone could go somewhere to be alone.
To make one be harshly penalized or lose his/her jobs or positions because something goes wrong.
If you say that you give (one) Jesse, you mean that you criticize or punish someone.
To vilify someone/something because they are affiliated with a certain person, organization, or thing.
The verb "send" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase originates from the fact that convicts from New York City would be sent up the Hudson River to Ossining State Prison ("Sing Sing").
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
