Direct
Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.
Jail
Jail verb - To put in or as if in prison.
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Both words in one sentence
- Was set to write and direct before he was sent to jail for vehicular manslaughter.
Source: Creator / Roger Avary -
She refuses to feed him until she drops him in jail, he reminds her that "the path to a man's heart is through his stomach", but she replies that she prefers more direct ways.
Source: Through His Stomach - Also having admitted to his direct hand in the murder, as well as his abuse of literally every single major life in the kingdom, has made sure he's not going to paroled or jail-breaked from his imprisonment anytime soon.
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