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Idiom idiom

do porridge


Synonym of do time.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“He has to do porridge for three years.”

CONTEXTUAL

“The judge sentenced him to do porridge after he was caught stealing from the bank.”

COMPLEX

“Having spent the better part of his youth doing porridge for petty crimes, he finally decided to turn his life around upon his release.”


Last updated August 10, 2026