17:02 May 24, 2017 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Slang | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Terry Richards France Local time: 17:10 | ||||||
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2 +7 | work 20 years |
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3 +3 | do a 20-year prison sentence |
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do a 20-year prison sentence Explanation: I think this refers to someone who has pulled off some sort of major crime. That's why you have the reference to bail money and going on the lam (going into hiding from someone). So, its saying have a good time for a short while, then give yourself up and "do your twenty (years)". After that you're a free man (or woman) and don't have to look over your shoulder all the time. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 34 mins (2017-05-24 17:36:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do time http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=do time https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/to-do-t... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2017-05-24 21:29:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- So, we have here two slang expressions that have multiple meanings; and in each case more than one could apply here. "Pull the pin": http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pull the pin stop what you're doing and leave; disconnect get out of there; save yourself; escape lose your temper or start to yell because someone pissed you off remove a tampon after use https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/pull the pin.h... If you pull the pin, you put an end to something, quit or resign. https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/to-pull-the-pin.1084... discussion of a context - inconclusive http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic62628.html discussion of a context - inconclusive "Do your twenty" More difficult to research. Certainly could refer to working 20 years; or could refer to doing a prison sentence. I just remember the Great Train Robbers (I used to buy flowers from Buster Edwards after he'd done his time), and how one (Ronald Biggs) led a tortured life on the run. Even after being promised safety from extradition for life in Brazil, he still returned to England in the end and gave himself up. |
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