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
Josette	zho-ZET	French
Jamesina	-	Scottish
Aled	AH-led	Welsh
JÓZsi	YO-zhee	Hungarian
Samed	-	Turkish
Winfrith	-	Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)