Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK, colloquial)To spend time in prison or jail.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. He lives for nothing but pleasure.

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  2. It was a short-lived pleasure.

    deEs war ein kurzes Vergnügen. — samueldora

  3. I find joy in ruining lives, it's my guilty pleasure.

    ruЯ нахожу удовольствие в разрушении чужих жизней, таково моё преступное удовольствие. — corvard

Origin

From the legal phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure.

From the legal phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure.

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Forms

lives at Her Majesty's pleasure, living at Her Majesty's pleasure, lived at Her Majesty's pleasure, lived at Her Majesty's pleasure
Base formlive at Her Majesty's pleasure · to live at Her Majesty's pleasure
3rd person singularlives at Her Majesty's pleasure
Present participleliving at Her Majesty's pleasure
Past simplelived at Her Majesty's pleasure
Past participlelived at Her Majesty's pleasure

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylive at Her Majesty's pleasure
he, she, itlives at Her Majesty's pleasure

Past simpleLesson

all personslived at Her Majesty's pleasure

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lived at Her Majesty's pleasure
he, she, ithas lived at Her Majesty's pleasure

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill live at Her Majesty's pleasure

Synonyms

6 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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