pickserve a sentence . serve a sentence {v. phr.} To be in jail. Charlie served four years of an eight-year sentence, after which he was paroled and released. Categories: add yours verb Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms 'serve a sentence' on video Serve a sentence Serve a sentence 4 Serve a sentence 5 Serve a sentence 2 sort: relevance, mode: exact match, q: "serve a sentence", maxResults: 4, videoEmbeddable: true, videoSyndicated: true, safeSearch: strict, type: video Subscribe to: American IdiomsEnglish Slang Discuss