serve sth out
— phrasal verb with serve uk/sɜːv/us/sɝːv/verb
(FOOD)
to share an amount of food or drink between people by giving some to each:
We began serving out food at 12 and it was all gone by 12:20.
Rum was served out among the men.
(WORK)
to continue to work, hold a position, or stay somewhere for a period of time that has been decided:
Should Mr. Murphy simply serve out the rest of his contract?
He served out his full five-year sentence behind bars.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Retiring & resigning
- abdicate
- attrition
- bow 1
- bow out
- chuck
- chuck sth in
- demit
- drop
- golden parachute
- leave the field open for sb idiom
- natural wastage
- outgoing
- pension sb off
- retiring
- serve
- stand aside
- stand down
- step
- step aside/down
- throw
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(TENNIS)
in tennis, to serve in the last game of a set or match and win it:
Federer served out the second set at 5-4.
She served out the match with her fifth ace.