Phrases & SayingsCrime, prison and the underworld
bed and breakfast
A seven-day prison sentence.
In a sentence
He called the seven-day stretch a bed and breakfast.
Where it came from
Darkly humorous comparison of a very short sentence with an overnight stay. In the Parramatta glossary, bed and breakfast means a seven-day prison sentence.
- First recorded
- 1972
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Parramatta Jail, NSW
- Use today
- Historical Parramatta Jail usage; later/current currency not established