up the river

Language: en

Meaning: (US,idiomatic)Toprison.1990July 21, “Pete Rose: He doesn't belong in the Hall of Fame”, inDallas Morning News, retrieved23 September 2010:The former baseball player that Cincinnati idolized is being sentup the riverto Ashland, Ky., to serve a prison term for cheating on his taxes.

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