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parallel bars

[parallel bars] {n.} Two horizontal bars the same distance apart, that are a few feet above the floor of a gymnasium. * /The boys exercised on the parallel bars in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

behind bars

[behind bars] {adv. phr.} In jail; in prison. * /He was a pickpocket and had spent many years behind bars./ * /That boy is always in trouble and will end […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

[in] or [into the clear] {adj. phr.} Free; cleared of all responsibility and guilt. * /Because of the new evidence found, Sam is still in the clear, but Harry is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

draw a parallel

[draw a parallel] {v. phr.} To make a comparison. * /It is easy to draw a parallel between the characters of Saint Francis of Assisi and Great Saint Theresa of […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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