Question

clap someone in jail = clap someone in irons

Accepted Answer

put someone in prison {or in chains).The meaning of clap in these idioms is somewhat removed from the original one of make a sudden explosive sound. Overtime the word developed the additional sense of make a sudden action without necessarily implying any sound. put someone in prison {or in chains).The meaning of clap in these idioms is somewhat removed from the original

Word	clap someone in jail = clap someone in irons
Description	put someone in prison {or in chains). The meaning of clap in these idioms is somewhat removed from the original one of make a sudden explosive sound. Overtime the word developed the additional sense of make a sudden action without necessarily implying any sound. put someone in prison {or in chains). The meaning of clap in these idioms is somewhat removed from the original

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