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locking someone up and throwing away the key

locking someone up and throwing away the key is the present participle and gerund 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 locking someone up and throwing away the key

What is locking someone up and throwing away the key the present participle and gerund of?
Locking someone up and throwing away the key is the present participle and gerund of lock someone up and throw away the key.

Words near locking someone up and throwing away the key in the dictionary

  1. locking out
  2. locking room
  3. locking rooms
  4. locking shift
  5. locking shifts
  6. locking someone up and throwing away the key
  7. locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  8. locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
  9. locking through
  10. locking under
  11. locking up

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