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locked someone up and threw away the key

locked someone up and threw away the key is the simple past of lock someone up and throw away the key.

Meaning of lock someone up and throw away the key

Verb

lock someone up and throw away the key (third-person singular simple present locks someone up and throws away the key, present participle locking someone up and throwing away the key, simple past locked someone up and threw away the key, past participle locked someone up and thrown away the key)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To lock someone up in prison indefinitely.

Questions about locked someone up and threw away the key

What is locked someone up and threw away the key the simple past of?
Locked someone up and threw away the key is the simple past of lock someone up and throw away the key.

Words near locked someone up and threw away the key in the dictionary

  1. locked off
  2. locked on
  3. locked out
  4. locked rotor amp
  5. locked rotor amps
  6. locked someone up and threw away the key
  7. locked someone up and thrown away the key
  8. locked the stable door after the horse had been stolen
  9. locked the stable door after the horse had bolted
  10. locked through
  11. locked under

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