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do one's own time en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To serve a prison sentence without becoming involved in any illicit dealings or prison gangs.
    • He did his own time, minded his own business. 2009, Caryl Chessman, Cell 2455, Death Row: A Condemned Man's Own Story:
    • Anyways, like I said, your dad went his own way, minded his own business, did his own time; all's he wanted to do was finish his stretch and get back home to you and your mother. 2020, Clark Howard, Hard City:
    • But typically, if an inmate just minded his own business and did his own time, he could usually stay out of serious trouble. 2011, James A. Goble, My Own Worst Enemy, page 171:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
did one's own time Tense=Past lexicographic
doing one's own time Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
does one's own time Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
done one's own time Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic