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
Elsy
Reannon	-	English (Rare)
Yechezkel	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Lolita	[ləu'li:tə]
Naseem	nah-SEEM (Arabic)	Arabic, Urdu
Bernal	['bə:nəl]