put sb away
— phrasal verb with put uk/pʊt/us/pʊt/verb present participle putting, past tense and past participle put
informal to move someone into a place where people live and are cared for together, such as a mental hospital or old people's home:
In the past, people who suffered from schizophrenia were often put away.
slang to send someone to prison:
After what he did, he deserves to be put away for life.
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Accommodating people
- accommodate
- billet
- board
- board and lodging
- boarding and lodging
- camp
- fooding and lodging
- full board
- half board
- house
- modified American plan
- put
- put sb up
- quarter
- rehouse
- resettle
- room and board
- settle
- sleep
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