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locks someone up and throws away the key

locks someone up and throws away the key is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 locks someone up and throws away the key

What is locks someone up and throws away the key the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Locks someone up and throws away the key is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lock someone up and throw away the key.

Words near locks someone up and throws away the key in the dictionary

  1. locks into
  2. locks lips
  3. locks on
  4. locks only keep honest people honest
  5. locks out
  6. locks someone up and throws away the key
  7. locks the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  8. locks the stable door after the horse has bolted
  9. locks through
  10. locks under
  11. locks up

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