sent to the Tower
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the Tower of London, a famous prison.
[edit] Verb
- Simple past tense and past participle of send to the tower.
- (UK, colloquial) imprisoned; punished.
[edit] Usage notes
- Almost exclusively used in the past tense; “send to the Tower” is virtually unknown. “Tower” is capitalized, as it is a proper noun, referring to “The Tower (of London)”.
