Behind bars
prep_phrase
prep_phrase ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Prep_phrase
- 1 In jail, in prison. figuratively, idiomatic
"There is one kind of prison where the man is behind bars, and everything that he desires is outside; and there is another kind where the things are behind the bars, and the man is outside."
Example
More examples"There is one kind of prison where the man is behind bars, and everything that he desires is outside; and there is another kind where the things are behind the bars, and the man is outside."