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1 send someone up the river
expr AmE slThe judge sent him up the river for ten years — Судья приговорил его к десятилетнему тюремному заключению
They tried to send me up the river but my lip got me off — Они хотели засадить меня за решетку, но мой адвокат отмазал меня
I'm gonna send you up the river if it's the last thing I do — Ты у меня еще посидишь в тюрьме, я буду не я
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