| 词组 | big house |
| 释义 | big house Theme: JAIL n. a state or federal penitentiary. (Always with the.)It's either go straight now or spend the rest of your life in the big house.Two years in the big house is like two years in a custom-made hell. big house noun 1 a prison. Usually follows 'the' US, 1913. 2 a crown court UK, 1996. 3 a mental hospital; any large, impersonal, threatening institution. Extended from an earlier usage (a workhouse) UK, 1984 Big House noun► the Big HouseNew Scotland Yard UK, 2001the big houseslang A state or federal prison. He spent 10 years in the big house for money laundering. You're going to end up in the big house if you don't get out of that gang soon. the big house n. a state or federal penitentiary. Two years in the big house is like two years in a custom-made hell. |
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