SENT UP THE RIVER

SENT UP THE RIVER
SENT UP THE RIVER (TO GET)
попасть в тюрьму. При чем здесь река? Эта река - Гудзон, знаменитая тюрьма Синг-Синг находится вверх по течению от Нью-Йорка.

American slang. English-Russian dictionary. 2014.

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