cage bars
Zoo containment rods
Cage bars are the metal rods forming the enclosure of a cage, whether for animals, prisoners, or decorative purposes.
The phrase evokes confinement and restriction: She gripped the cage bars and stared out at freedom.
Figuratively, anything that traps or limits can become cage bars: Social expectations felt like cage bars around her life.
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- prison cellLocked room for inmates
- cellBasic unit of life
- metalHard conductive solid
- cold steelEdged weapons collectively
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