- big house
- noun Usage: often capitalized B&H Date: 1913 slang penitentiary
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
big house
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Big House — (The Big House) est un film américain réalisé par George W. Hill, sorti en 1930. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien externe … Wikipédia en Français
big house — big′ house n. Slang. sts a penitentiary (usu. prec. by the) • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
big house — ☆ big house or the n. Slang a penitentiary … English World dictionary
Big House — The Big House Drame de George W. Hill, avec Chester Morris (Morgan), Wallace Beery (Butch), Robert Montgomery (Kent), Leila Hyams. Scénario: Frances Marion Photographie: Harold Wenstrom Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1930 Technique … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
big house — n. a state or federal penitentiary. □ It’s either go straight now or spend the rest of your life in the big house. □ Two years in the big house is like two years in a custom made hell … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
big house — American a prison Usually, as with big pasture or big school, for male convicts: She has other worries besides trying to keep her ex lover out of the Big House. (Lavine, 1930) The little school is usually for women or children… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
big house — noun Usage: often capitalized B&H 1. : the outstanding residence of a locality; especially : the seat of the local magnate mother worked for years in the kitchen of the big house 2. slang … Useful english dictionary
big house — {n.} A large jail or prison. * /The rapist will spend many years in the big house./ … Dictionary of American idioms
big house — {n.} A large jail or prison. * /The rapist will spend many years in the big house./ … Dictionary of American idioms
big house — noun Prison, jail. He was 38 years old and had been in the big house twice for shooting scrapes … Wiktionary
big\ house — noun A large jail or prison. The rapist will spend many years in the big house … Словарь американских идиом
