Glossary entry (derived from question below)
русский term or phrase:
упек
английский translation:
had him put behind the bars
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17 yrs ago
русский term
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упек
русский => английский
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Жаргон
Все ссылки ABC на то, что в тюрьму его «упек» XYZ, выглядят лишь как прикрытие для изображения себя «жертвой» политических амбиций XYZ.
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3 час
Valery Kaminski
Беларусь
Беларусь
Native in русский
Беларусь
Commitment and experience, here and now
Native in: русский
Works in: английский => русский, белорусский => английский, русский => английский, and 2 more.
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had him put behind the bars
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or all the other possible variants, but structure should be the same
e.g.: he had him locked etc
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Note added at 3 час (2006-12-06 12:37:38 GMT)
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or all the other possible variants, but structure should be the same
e.g.: he had him locked etc
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Christina Keating (X)
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Olga Cartlidge
: Behind bars (no article). Or who got him locked up / put away
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Jennifer Guernsey
: "got him thrown in jail" is another variant. I also like Olga's "got him locked up."
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Alexandra Tussing
12 час
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "kak raz to schto nado. Spasibo."
4 мин
Kirill Semenov
Украина
Украина
Native in русский
Украина
60+ books translated and published
Native in: русский 
Works in: английский => русский, русский
Related KudoZ points
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137
clapped
ABC states that XYZ clapped him/her in prison
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Or, rather, ABC states that it was XYZ who clapped him in prison.
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www.multitran.ru:
жарг. упечь в сумасшедший дом railroad
Макаров упечь в тюрьму clap into prison
амер., сл. упечь в тюрьму send up the river
разг. я упеку тебя в сумасшедший дом I'll have you certified
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Or, rather, ABC states that it was XYZ who clapped him in prison.
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www.multitran.ru:
жарг. упечь в сумасшедший дом railroad
Макаров упечь в тюрьму clap into prison
амер., сл. упечь в тюрьму send up the river
разг. я упеку тебя в сумасшедший дом I'll have you certified
25 мин
Karen Sughyan
Армения
Армения
Армения
Winning mix of math&linguistic thinking
Native in: армянский (Variant: Eastern)
Works in: английский => армянский, армянский => английский, русский => армянский, and 3 more.
quodded
quod (slang) - prison, to imprison someone.
20 мин
(he has been) lagged
Dictionary entries for 'lag' - Ask.com SearchChiefly British Slang [Origin unknown.] transitive verb: lagged, lag·ging, lags. To arrest. *To send to prison*. noun. A convict. An ex-convict. ...
www.ask.com/reference/dictionary/ahdict/58841/lag - 33k -
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or possibly "masterminded"
XYZ masterminded arrest of ABC
www.ask.com/reference/dictionary/ahdict/58841/lag - 33k -
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or possibly "masterminded"
XYZ masterminded arrest of ABC
1 час
Alexander Demyanov
Native in русский
Software Engineering background
Native in: русский 
Works in: английский, русский, русский => английский, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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55
jugged
jug
tr.v. jugged, jug·ging, jugs
1. To stew (a hare, for example) in an earthenware jug or jar.
2. Slang To put into jail.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jug
tr.v. jugged, jug·ging, jugs
1. To stew (a hare, for example) in an earthenware jug or jar.
2. Slang To put into jail.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/jug
3 час
canned
If someone like Baquet, who appeared to do everything right journalistically, can be canned In the name of profits, who is safe? ...
www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/ rewrite_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003380321
www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/ rewrite_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003380321
Peer comment(s):
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Jennifer Guernsey
: Getting canned normally means getting fired from your job--at least in US English.
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6 час
here - busted
The context seems to imply that the audience is aware that the person has been or still is in prison. I believe busted here would be the right register.
Also:
caged
Also:
caged
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