"hinter schwedischen Gardinen" meaning in German

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Adverb

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  1. in prison, in jail, behind bars
    Sense id: en-hinter_schwedischen_Gardinen-de-adv-oEYUTrlP

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          "english": "Why Uwe had ended up in prison that time, he still did not know, but I suppose it was almost a wonder that he did not spend all his life behind bars.",
          "ref": "2012, Arno Wilhelm, Jack Rodman - die ganze Wahrheit: Roman, Periplaneta Verlag Berlin - Edition Periplaneta",
          "text": "Warum Uwe damals im Gefängnis gelandet war, wusste er immer noch nicht, aber genau genommen grenzte es wohl an ein Wunder, dass dieser sein Leben nicht noch immer hinter schwedischen Gardinen verbrachte.",
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          "english": "Whoever fakes[? the only def DWDS gives, but it seems off] something or someone and is even stupid enough to get caught doing it, can end up behind Swedish curtains, i.e. in prison, ...",
          "ref": "2015, Carsten Both, Redewendungen: Andere Länder: Redewendungen – Oft verwendet, Ursprung unbekannt?! – EPISODE 29, neobooks",
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          "english": "And thus, I was spared from spending my first night in Karlsborg in jail.",
          "ref": "2013, Eduard Zimmermann, Auch ich war ein Gauner: Die außergewöhnliche Autobiographie von Ganoven-Ede, Riva Verlag",
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