big house

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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.
Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see big,‎ house.

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Always preceded by "the".

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