jdn. ins Gefängnis stecken / werfen
to imprison someone, often with decisiveness
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In a sentence
Der Richter steckt den Wiederholungstäter für fünf Jahre ins Gefängnis.
How it is used
Means to imprison someone, often with decisiveness. Colloquial register. Use in heated conversation: 'Den sollte man ins Gefängnis stecken!' Implies harsh judgment, not formal legal language.
Other verbs that go with Gefängnis
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- jdn. ins Gefängnis bringento legally send someone to prison
- im Gefängnis sitzento be currently incarcerated
- aus dem Gefängnis ausbrechento illegally escape from jail
All collocations with Gefängnis
Other collocations built on werfen
- ein Auge auf etw. / jdn. werfento cast an eye on
- jdn. aus der Bahn werfento throw someone off track
- das Handtuch werfento throw in the towel
- jdn. aus dem Konzept werfento throw someone severely off track
- etw. über die Schulter werfento throw something over one's shoulder
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