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91serve with a writ — index call (summon) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
92Serve-and-Volley — Serve and Vol|ley 〈[sœ:v ənd vɔ̣lı] n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; Sport; Tennis〉 Spielweise, bei der der Spieler unmittelbar nach dem eig. Aufschlag ans Netz läuft, um den Gegner unter Druck zu setzen [Etym.: engl., »Aufschlag u. Flugball«] …
93serve two masters — serve two authorities, have two bosses …
94serve time — When someone is serving time, they are in prison …
95serve your country — When someone is serving their country, they have enrolled in the military …
96serve an apprenticeship — To undergo the training of an apprentice • • • Main Entry: ↑apprentice …
97serve a writ on — (law) To deliver a summons to • • • Main Entry: ↑writ …
98serve its — ● turn …
99serve one masters — serve one/two etc/masters phrase to be controlled by one two etc people or things Thesaurus: not free or independentsynonym Main entry: master …
100serve your turn — serve your/its ˈturn idiom (BrE) to be useful for a particular purpose or period of time Main entry: ↑serveidiom …