throw away the key

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To never release someone (e.g., from prison). idiomatic,slang
    — Let's get these men together in a room and I would suggest feed them bread and water and throw away the key until they come together

词形变化

throws away the key present,singular,third-person throwing away the key participle,present threw away the key past thrown away the key participle,past

词源

An ellipsis of lock someone up and throw away the key.
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