What does "Do time" mean?
serve a prison sentence
"Do time" in a sentence
Real example sentences from TV shows and movies.
You just do your time like a good boy...
— Breaking Bad S2E5
it turns out you did six months in prison for a b&e.
— Brooklyn Nine-Nine S1E9
My mom did a little time.
— Desperate Housewives S1E10
UM, APPARENTLY HIS COUSIN DID SOME TIME HERE IN HIS YOUTH.
— Gossip Girl S1E3
If you're not prepared to do the time don't pretend to do the crime and laugh and get free drinks and not stand up for your friend who incidentally,has been in plenty of fights with his brothers.
— How I Met Your Mother S4E10
Horst has done time.
— Ratatouille
I'm gonna take the reduced sentence, I'm gonna do the time, and all of this is gonna go away once and for all.
— Suits S5E12
Do my time.
— The Office S7E2
"Do time" in TV shows & movies
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