pay one’s dues to society

pay one’s dues (to society)

tv. to serve a prison or jail sentence. I served ten years in prison. I’ve paid my dues to society. The matter is settled.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hazel	['heizl]
Hipolit	hee-PAW-leet	Polish
Zibiah	-	Biblical
Eoforhild	-	Anglo-Saxon
Apolonija	-	Slovene
Niklas	NIK-lahs (Swedish), NEEK-lahs (Finnish)	Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, German