send someone up the river

send (one) up the river

To sentence one to prison; to cause one to go to prison. A federal judge just sent the CEO up the river for 45 years for defrauding millions of customers. The mob boss ordered a hit on the detective who had sent his right-hand man 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.

词组	send someone up the river
释义	send someone up the river send (one) up the river To sentence one to prison; to cause one to go to prison. A federal judge just sent the CEO up the river for 45 years for defrauding millions of customers. The mob boss ordered a hit on the detective who had sent his right-hand man up the river. See also: river, send, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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, someone, up McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: send (one) up the river send up the river put (one) behind bars make bail good time be put behind bars don't drop the soap! penis penis wrinkle out on bail
随便看	give them hell give the mitten give the nod to give the raspberry give the shaft give the shake give the shirt off back give the shirt off one's back give the shirt off one's back, to give the show away give the slip give the wall give the (whole) show away give the word give thought to (something) give tit for tat give to give tongue give tongue to give to understand give trouble give under threat of give up give up as lost give up for dead