锒铛入狱 / 鋃鐺入獄
láng dāng rù yù
Meaning
- literally to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom)
- figuratively to be put behind bars
- to get jailed
Example sentences
他纵容手下横行不法，如今公司倾覆、自身锒铛入狱，恶有恶报。
他縱容手下橫行不法，如今公司傾覆、自身鋃鐺入獄，惡有惡報。
tā zòng róng shǒu xià héng xíng bù fǎ， rú jīn gōng sī qīng fù、 zì shēn láng dāng rù yù， è yǒu è bào。
He tolerated his subordinates' lawless behavior, and now his company has collapsed and he himself is in prison—he has received his just deserts.