behind bars

bɪˈhaɪnd bɑrz

Definition

Definition of behind bars - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

incarceratedin jail or prison

The notorious criminal is finally behind bars.
After the trial, he found himself behind bars for a decade.
Many activists have been unjustly kept behind bars.

imprisoned

incarcerated

jailed

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Expressions with behind bars

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put behind bars

confine someone in prison

The judge decided to put him behind bars for his crimes.

Expressions with behind

leave behind

to go away from a place without taking someone or something

He rushed out and left his phone behind..

drop behind

lag or linger behind others

He tends to drop behind during hikes.

fall behind

be late for a regular event

She tends to fall behind in her assignments.

get behind

fall behind in progress or schedule

She got behind on her homework this week.

behind my back

adv.

in secret without someone's knowledge

They planned the surprise party behind my back.

behind one's back

adv.

without someone's knowledge or permission

They planned the surprise party behind her back.

Expressions with bars

put behind bars

confine someone in prison

The judge decided to put him behind bars for his crimes.

jail bars

metal rods in a jail cell stopping people from leaving

He gripped the jail bars and shouted for help.

monkey bars

playground bars for climbing or swinging by the arms

The children played on the monkey bars after school.

wall bars

exercise equipment with horizontal bars on a wall

The gymnast practiced her routine on the wall bars.

bend the bars

break free from confinement or control

He managed to bend the bars and escape.

opening bars

first few measures in a piece of music

The opening bars set the mood for the whole song.

parallel bars

gymnastics event with routines on two horizontal bars

He won a gold medal in parallel bars.

uneven bars

gymnastics equipment with two bars at different heights

She practiced her routine on the uneven bars.

asymmetric bars

gymnastic equipment with two bars at different heights

She excelled on the asymmetric bars during the competition.

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French:en prison, ...
German:inhaftiert, ...
Italian:dietro le sbarre, ...
Spanish:tras las rejas, ...
Portuguese:preso, ...
Chinese:身陷囹圄的, ...
Japanese:刑務所にいる, ...
Arabic:مَسْجُون, ...
Hebrew:כָּלוּא, ...
Russian:за решёткой, ...
Ukrainian:за ґратами, ...
Hindi:जेल में बंद, ...
Bengali:বন্দী, ...
Catalan:empresonat, ...
Czech:uvězněný, ...
Danish:fængslet, ...
Dutch:achter de tralies, ...
Greek:φυλακισμένος, ...
Hungarian:bebörtönzött, ...
Khmer:ជាប់ពន្ធនាគារ, ...
Korean:수감된, ...
Persian:زندانی, ...
Polish:uwięziony, ...
Portuguese (BR):preso, ...
Romanian:încarcerat, ...
Swedish:bakom galler, ...
Thai:อยู่ในคุก, ...
Turkish:hapiste, ...
Vietnamese:ở tù, ...

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