away

away

slang In prison. I hope they put him away for the rest of his life for all the heinous things he's done! It looks like I'll be going away for about 20 years. My kids will have to grow up without me. I'm confident in the prosecuting attorney—she's been putting slimeballs like him away for 40 years.

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*away (from someone or something)

avoiding someone or something; maintaining a physical distance from someone or something. (*Typically: get ~; keep ~; stay~.) Please keep away from me if you have a cold. Stay away from the construction site, Timmy.

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away

mod. in prison. (see also Are we away?.) My cousin is away for a year.

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