put behind bars

• Expresión informal que significa encarcelar a alguien o aislarlo en una celda como castigo por un delito.

An informal expression meaning to imprison someone or confine them to jail as punishment for a crime.

1. ImprisonB2informal

   To put someone in prison as a punishment for a crime.

   encarcelar

   • The judge decided to put the thief behind bars for five years.
   • The police finally caught the criminal and put him behind bars.
   • Many people believe that violent offenders should be put behind bars for life.