row someone up Salt River—(U.S.) defeat political opponents in an election, etc.:
- The distance to which a party is rowed up Salt River depends entirely upon the magnitude of the majority against its candidates.
send someone up the river —(coll., also: send someone up) send a person to prison:
- The same judge sent him up the river the last time.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase put someone up the creek—(sl.)
1. put a person in trouble:
- It doesn’t look like I’m going to be able to do my graduation course, which pretty much puts me up the creek.
2. render a girl or a woman pregnant:
- I know a girl who thinks her bloke may have put her up the creek.
See also: sell someone down the river / send someone down the river.