单词 | serve time |
释义 | serve timeUndergo a prison sentence; also, work at a particular task, especially an undesirable one. For example, We couldn't hire him when we learned that he had served time for robbery, or I applied for a transfer after serving time in that chaotic department. [Late 1800s] Words nearby serve timeserve, serve a purpose, serve one right, server, servery, serve time, Servetus, serve up, Servia, Servian, service The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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