be behind bars
1behind bars — In prison • • • Main Entry: ↑bar * * * behind bars phrase in prison The five men could spend up to 12 years behind bars. Thesaurus: spending time in prisonhyponym Main entry …
2behind bars — {adv. phr.} In jail; in prison. * /He was a pickpocket and had spent many years behind bars./ * /That boy is always in trouble and will end up behind bars./ …
3behind bars — {adv. phr.} In jail; in prison. * /He was a pickpocket and had spent many years behind bars./ * /That boy is always in trouble and will end up behind bars./ …
4behind bars — When someone is behind bars, they are in prison …
5behind bars — index in custody Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6behind bars — ► behind bars in prison. Main Entry: ↑bar …
7Behind Bars — Infobox Album | Name = Behind Bars Type = Album Artist = Slick Rick Released = November 22, 1994 Genre = East Coast Rap Length = 40:14 Label = Def Jam Producer = Ricky Walters Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5… …
8behind bars — When someone is behind bars, they are in prison. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** Someone who is behind bars is in prison. If you hang around with that gang, you ll find yourself behind bars in no time! …
9behind bars — adjective In jail or prison. There is one kind of prison where the man is behind bars, and everything that he desires is outside; and there is another kind where the things are behind the bars, and the man is outside …
10behind\ bars — adv. phr. In jail; in prison. He was a pickpocket and had spent many years behind bars. That boy is always in trouble and will end up behind bars …