do time
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do time
verb does time · doing time · did time · done time
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To spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember).
My wife is unavailable for three months, as she's doing time for fraud.
Similar: be banged up, be inside, do bird, do porridge, live at Her Majesty's pleasure, serve time
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verb colloquial: to spend time in prison
| Español | cumplir cadena |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 坐班房 zuòbānfáng |
| Français | faire de la prison |
| Deutsch | sitzen, einsitzen |
| Русский | сиде́ть sidétʹ, мота́ть срок motátʹ srok, ча́литься čálitʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | bóc lịch |
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