the big house
noun
US slang
: a building where people are kept as punishment for a crime : prison
He spent four years in the big house.
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But the big house on the estate had been blown up, because of the death duty (inheritance tax).
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
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“The big house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20house. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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