telkien takana

Finnish

Etymology

telkien (“bars”) + takana (“behind”)

Adverb

telkien takana

(idiomatic) behind bars (in prison)
Hän vietti viisi vuotta telkien takana.
He spent five years behind bars.

Synonyms

kalterien takana, vankilassa

Related terms

telkien taakse

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