Tag: jailbird
Up the river
English Expression: (Sent) up the river Believe you me; you do not want to be sent up the river. Why? Because if you are, it means you are going to prison to become a jailbird. This term originally was used when judges sent convicted criminals in New York to Sing-Sing Prison. Sing-Sing is North of…
Jailbird
Word of the Day: Jailbird Informally, a person who is in jail is a jailbird. Usually, they’re habitual criminals or an individual who has been in and out of jail many times. Calling someone a jailbird is not a very nice thing to do. It’s a sort of insult, but it is not a swear…
