With 'do' Flashcards
do away with sth
To get rid of sth or stop using sth:
“Computerization has enabled us to do away with a lot of paperwork.”
do sb down (UK)
To criticize sb in order to make them feel ashamed or to make other people lose respect:
“She felt that everyone in the meeting was trying to do her down.”
do sb in (slang)
To kill sb:
“They threatened to do me in if I didn’t pay up by Friday.”
do sth out (UK)
To decorate sth:
“We’ve had the bathroom done out in pale yellow.”
do sb over (UK informal)
To attack sb violently:
“They said they’d do me over if I refused to drive the getaway car.”
do away with sb (informal)
To murder sb
do yourself in (slang)
To kill yourself:
“She threatened to do herself in when her husband ran off with her best friend.”
do sb out of sth (informal)
To stop sb from getting or keeping sth, especially in a dishonest or unfair way:
“Pensioners have been done out of millions of pounds as a result of the changes.”
do sth over (US)
To do sth again because you did not do it well the first time:
“The teacher told him to do the assignment over.”
do without sth/sb
To manage without having sth/sb:
“He’s an integral part of the team and we can’t do without him.”
do (sth) up (UK) 1
To fasten sth or become fastened:
“These trousers must have shrunk - I can’t do them up.”
do (sth) up 3
To repair or decorate a building so that it looks attractive:
“I’d like to buy a run-down house and do it up.”
do (sth) up UK) 2
To wrap sth in paper:
“She always does her presents up beautifully in gold and silver paper.”
