Serve
71serve\ time — • serve a sentence • serve time v. phr. To be in jail. Charlie served four years of an eight year sentence, after which he was paroled and released …
72serve one's (or its) turn — be useful or helpful. → serve …
73serve someone right — serve (someone) right if something bad that happens serves someone right, they deserve it. It would serve you right if your children never spoke to you again. And she didn t get the promotion she d hoped for, which served her right for being so… …
74serve right — serve (someone) right if something bad that happens serves someone right, they deserve it. It would serve you right if your children never spoke to you again. And she didn t get the promotion she d hoped for, which served her right for being so… …
75serve you right — serve (you) right you deserve the punishment that you received. After the way she treated him, it would serve her right if he left her. Usage notes: often said with an attitude of pleasure because someone you do not like is suffering …
76serve right — serve (you) right you deserve the punishment that you received. After the way she treated him, it would serve her right if he left her. Usage notes: often said with an attitude of pleasure because someone you do not like is suffering …
77serve up something — serve up (something) to offer something. The TV miniseries will be serving up five hour long programs. Hitchcock served up a pitch that Perez hit over the fence for a home run. Filmgoers demand realism, and Lee serves it up without flash or… …
78serve its turn — ► serve one s (or its) turn be useful. Main Entry: ↑serve …
79serve one's turn — ► serve one s (or its) turn be useful. Main Entry: ↑serve …
80serve someone right — ► serve someone right be someone s deserved punishment or misfortune. Main Entry: ↑serve …
