under glass

English

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Prepositional phrase

under glass

  1. (horticulture, literal) In a greenhouse, a cold frame, or a similar structure; said of the propagation and growth of plants.
  2. In a glass case, like an item in a museum.
  3. (idiomatic, slang) In jail.

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