do time
Be incarcerated, slang
Do time is to serve a prison sentence: He did time for armed robbery.
The phrase treats incarceration as something to be endured or worked through, like putting in hours.
It can also refer to past imprisonment: She did time back in the nineties.
- jailDetention facility
- county jailMunicipal detention facility
- cellBasic unit of life
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- stretchPull to extend
prison · inside · guard · incarceration · sentence · life sentence · stint · parole · conviction · probation · term · criminal record · misdemeanor · reintegration · locked up · felony · inmate · confinement
incarceration status
do timewalk free
Avoid legal consequences
get out · beat the rap · get off · freedom · walk
life trajectory
do timelive it up
Enjoy oneself lavishly
thrive · prosper · live large · call the shots · self-determination