intransitive. Criminals' slang (chiefly U.S.).(a) To be convicted or sent to prison. (b) To be arrested. Cf. fall, n.2 7, phrases 2a(b); to go down…
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| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (intransitive)] > be arrested (7) fall1874 intransitive. Criminals' slang (chiefly U.S.).(a) To be convicted or sent to prison. (b) To be arrested. Cf. fall, n.2 7, phrases 2a(b); to go down… to take a fall1922 U.S. slang. To be arrested or convicted of a crime. Cf. sense 7. to have one's collar felt1950 figurative (from 4–6.) Also phrases: †to slip (the) collar: to escape from restraint; to draw back from a task or undertaking: also †to shrink collar… Subcategories:— be caught in the act (2) — be caught with stolen property (1) — be arrested by a catchpole (1) |
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