big house
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
big house (plural big houses)
- (slang) Prison, jail.
- 1948, "The End of Bad Boy Collins," Time, 15 Nov.,
- He was 38 years old and had been in the big house twice for shooting scrapes.
- 1948, "The End of Bad Boy Collins," Time, 15 Nov.,
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, house.
Usage notes
- Always preceded by "the".