Throw-away-the-key Definition
verb
To never release someone (e.g., from prison).
The should just lock them up and throw away the key.
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Origin of Throw-away-the-key
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An ellipsis of "lock (someone) up and throw away the key" (to incarcerate indefinitely)
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