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What does "do" mean?
do a deal
Informal to arrange or settle; conclude (a transaction)
do by
to act toward or for
do down
- to criticize, belittle, or demean; disparage
- to gain advantage over, as by deception
do in
- Slang to kill
- Informal to tire out; exhaust
do it
Informal to engage in sexual intercourse
do over
Informal to redecorate
do's and don'ts
Informal the things permitted or required and the things forbidden; rules and regulations
do up
- Informal to prepare
- to wrap up; tie up; fasten
- to arrange (the hair) so that it is off the neck and shoulders
do up right
Informal to do carefully or thoroughly
do oneself well
Etymology: modeled on Ger sich gütlich tun
to achieve success for oneself
do with
to make use of; find helpful
do without
to get along without; dispense with
have to do with
- to be related to or connected with
- to be associated with; deal with
See do in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms
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