| 词组 | do time |
| 释义 | do time Theme: PUNISHMENT tr. to serve a sentence in prison; to serve a specific amount of time in prison. (Underworld.)Lefty had done time on a number of occasions.You'd better talk and talk fast if you don't want to do time. Idiom do time informal to spend time in prison.We did time together in Broadmoor.He did time for tax evasion in 1976. (often + for)do timeslang To serve a prison sentence. Did you hear that Rick's an ex-con? He did time back in the '70s. If you keep stealing things, you might ending up doing time one day. do timeSl. to serve a sentence in prison; to serve a specific amount of time in prison. Lefty had done time on a number of occasions. You'd better talk and talk fast if you don't want to do time. do timeServe a prison sentence, as in Many of the gang members did time while they were still teenagers. This expression originated as underworld slang and is now standard usage. [c. 1860] do/serve ˈtime(informal) be in prison: He had done time for robbing a bank.Two of the gang are serving time for murder.do time tv. to serve a sentence in prison; to serve a specific amount of time in prison. (see also hard time.) You’d better talk and talk fast if you don’t want to do time. |
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