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do time
Sl. 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 time
(informal) to spend time in prison We did time together in Broadmoor. (often + for ) He did time for tax evasion in 1976.
do time
Serve 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 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.