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behind bars meaning
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Behind Bars
Definition of
behind bars
in English Dictionary
Preposition
(
idiomatic
)
In jail
or
prison
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Phrases
Prepositional phrases
Prepositions
Prepositional phrases
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Meaning of
behind bars
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this idiom "behind bars" is a
phrase
, more specifically, a
prepositional phrase
. It's also a
preposition
, more specifically, a
prepositional phrase
.
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Definite ➨ Versatile