do time

verb

do time

verb

1

Colloquial To spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember).

My wife is unavailable for three months, as she's doing time for fraud.
Yes, Virginia, now Santa's doing time In a Federal prison for his infamous crime1996, "Weird Al" Yankovic, “The Night Santa Went Crazy”, in Bad Hair Day:

Synonyms: be banged up, be inside, do bird, do porridge, live at Her Majesty's pleasure, serve time
Derived terms: do one's own time, if you can't do the time, don't do the crime

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