| 单词 | to do bird |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto do bird 19. British slang. A prison sentence, time spent in prison; (also) prison. Now frequently in to do bird: to spend time in prison for an offence, to do time. Cf. birdlime n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] prisonOE wardc1290 prisoning1344 keepingc1384 imprisonment1389 prisonment1422 jail1447 fasteningc1460 warding1497 firmancea1522 incarcerationc1540 imprisoningc1542 limbo1590 limbus?a1600 endurance1610 jailing1622 restraint1829 carceration1870 holiday1901 Paddy Doyle1919 bird1924 society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > sentence or term of time1790 lagging1819 stretch1821 model1845 birdlime1857 penal1864 prison sentence1867 rap1870 bit1871 spot1895 hard time1896 sleep1911 jolt1912 bird1924 fall1926 beef1928 trick1933 porridge1950 custodial sentence1951 1924 E. Wallace Room 13 ix. 90 He's just out of ‘bird’—that's jail. 1931 Police Jrnl. Oct. 501 This, with Jack's previous convictions (bird), caused him to be sentenced..to five years' penal servitude..at Parkhurst. 1938 ‘J. Curtis’ They drive by Night ii. 22 Hell of a long time the next bit of bird was going to be unless he got done for suspect. 1970 C. Egleton Piece of Resistance (1974) xviii. 208 Must be the expert local knowledge you acquired when you were doing bird. 2001 A. Wheatle East of Acre Lane 100 He's doing seven years' bird after de beast catch 'im in dat container wid all dat charlie at Dover. 2008 Argus (Sussex) 11 July 3/2 Nothing is off-limits to the villains, it seems... They are of course, risking doing some bird in the process. < as lemmas |
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