bang sb up
slang— phrasal verb with bang uk/bæŋ/us/bæŋ/verb
to lock someone up, especially in prison:
She's terrified of him and won't make a statement until he's banged up in the cells.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Putting people in prison
- at His/Her Majesty's pleasure idiom
- bang
- bar
- behind bars idiom
- bird
- captivity
- hold
- imprison
- incarcerate
- internment
- jail
- lag
- lock
- pen
- restraint
- rot
- rot in jail, prison, etc. idiom
- send
- send sb down
- serve
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