serve out

Meaning

1. 1

   serve sth out

   to continue doing sth, especially working or staying in prison, for a fixed period of time that has been set

   He has three more years in prison before he's served out his sentence.

2. 2

   serve sth outBritish

   to share food or drink between a number of people

   I went around the guests serving out drinks.

In the movies · 5

• You'II be pIaced in the custody of the F.B.I. where you'd serve out the remainder of your sentence as an empIoyee of the FederaI Government.Catch Me If You Can2002
• You ring a bell She came out served you cookies on a hot plateThe Island2005
• He serves nine years out of thirty, and they let him loose, just as free as you and me.The Mighty1998
• Now, Mrs Moore, would you like to have our tea served inside or out?A Passage to India1984
• My license doesn't permit me to serve alcohol out of hours. That's final!Brief Encounter1945

Learn it in full scenes

• A Passage to India1984
  • Aziz Meets Mrs Moore in the Mosque
  • The Bridge Party at the Club
  • Aziz Invites Them to the Marabar Caves

From the same entry

• it serves right
• serve your turn
• serve two masters
• first come, first served
• if memory serves me well, correctly
• serve up