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open prisonpenal institutionRate it:

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When the Cat's Away, the Mice will PlayWithout the presence of authority, people will do as they please even of breaking the rulesRate it:

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you can't make an omelette without breaking eggsIn order to achieve something, it is inevitable and necessary that something should be destroyed.Rate it:

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Throw the Book at SomeoneSevere punishment for breaking of certain rules or laws; highest level of penaltyRate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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sing songus prisonRate it:

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Abbot's PriorySynonym of King's Bench PrisonRate it:

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angle for farthingsTo beg out of a prison window with a cap, or box, let down at the end of a long string.Rate it:

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banged upSpending time in prison or jail.Rate it:

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behind barsIn jail or prison.Rate it:

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break offTo remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.Rate it:

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break outprison escapeRate it:

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breaking and enteringThe crime of gaining unauthorized entry into another's property by force.Rate it:

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dirty copA police officer or prison guard who is corrupt or unethical.Rate it:

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don't drop the soap(idiomatic) Used as a mockery to someone who is about to be or should be confined in prison.Rate it:

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film at 11the video footage of a breaking news story will be screened later that evening.Rate it:

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ground-breakinginnovative, different than other things of its type.Rate it:

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Gum Up the WorksTo destroy something or cause damage, make something worse by breaking or throwingRate it:

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heart-breakingThat causes extreme sorrow or grief.Rate it:

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holeSolitary confinement, a high-security prison cell often used as punishment.Rate it:

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honor in the breachto demonstrate by breaking or breachingRate it:

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in carcerem conicere aliquemto throw some one into prison.Rate it:

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on l'a mis dedans (fam.)1. They took him in (i.e. they deceived him). 2. They ran him in (i.e. they put him in prison).Rate it:

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pay one's debt to societyTo serve time in prison or a similar correctional facility.Rate it:

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put awayTo send someone to prison.Rate it:

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salvis legibus (vid. sect. X. 7, note Notice...)without breaking the law.Rate it:

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send downTo commit to a prison term.Rate it:

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send upTo be put in prison.Rate it:

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serve timeTo be in prison or a similar institute.Rate it:

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slop outTo throw out the waste from the chamberpot in a prison cell.Rate it:

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smash and grabAn event where thieves rob stores by quickly entering the store and breaking display cases, and stealing items and quickly leaving.Rate it:

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this just inSaid to announce breaking news.Rate it:

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up the riverUp The River To Sing Sing PrisonRate it:

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up the riverTo prison.Rate it:

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vasa conclamare (B. C. 3. 37)to give the signal for breaking up the camp, collecting baggage.Rate it:

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