do - phrasal verb Flashcards
(10 cards)
Do away with something
Do away with something: Abolish, get rid of: The United State DID AWAY WITH the death penalty in 1965.
Do in somebody
1/kill : do sb/yourself in
2/tire
do something in
3/hurt
1/Kill: The robbers tried to steal my money and then do me in./to kill yourself: She threatened to do herself in when her husband ran off with her best friend.
run off with something/someone
-to borrow, steal, or take something that does not belong to you: The dog ran off with my shoe.
-If a person runs off with someone else, the two people leave together secretly and suddenly.
2/(TIRE)to tire someone:That five-mile hike did me in.
3/do something in
(informal) to injure a part of the body
He did his back in lifting heavy furniture.
Do someone out of something
(informal) to unfairly prevent somebody from having what they ought to have: She was done out of her promotion./ That guy at the garage did me out of £50 last night.
-do somebody over (especially British English, informal) [to be attacked ]
-do something over
1/re-decorate
2/(North American English) to do something again
3/(British English, informal) [building ,steal]
do somebody over:(especially British English, informal) to attack and beat somebody severely: He was done over by a gang of thugs.
do something over
1/to clean or decorate something again
The paintwork will need doing over soon.
2/(North American English) to do something again
She insisted that everything be done over.
3/(British English, informal) to enter a building by force and steal things
He got home to find that his flat had been done over.
do up [clothes]
do something up
1/clothes
2/ package
3/house
do up:to be fastened: The skirt does up at the back.
do something up
1/to fasten a coat, skirt, etc.
He never bothers to do his jacket up.
OPPOSITE undo
2/to make something into a package
SYNONYM wrap
She was carrying a package done up in brown paper.
3/to repair and decorate a house, etc.
He makes money by buying old houses and doing them up.
do somebody/something down (British English, informal)
1/ criticize
2/ unfair advantage over somebody
do somebody/something down (British English, informal)
1/to criticize somebody/something unfairly
The media is always doing British industry down.
2/to take an unfair advantage over somebody
He sees himself as the little man being done down by the powerful.
do well
a) do well (for sb): to be successful
b) health
do well
a) do well (for sb): to be successful, especially in work or business: He’s doing very well at college./ Elizabeth’s done well for herself since she moved to London.
b) if someone who has been ill is doing well, they are becoming healthy again: He had the operation yesterday, and he’s doing very well.
do someone good: [health & life]
do someone good: to improve someone’s health or life:It would do him some good to socialize a bit more.
-do with sb/sth— phrasal verb:
1could do with sb/sth [desire]
2/be/have to do with sb/sth: [beconnected with]
-Do without sb
do with sb/sth— phrasal verb:
* could do with sb/sth:to need or want someone or something:I could do with a few days off work.
* be/have to do with sb/sth:to be about or connected with someone or something:My question has to do with yesterday’s homework. / They were shouting at each other. It was something to do with money/ I’m sorry about the accident, but it’s nothing to do with me
Do without: To succeed in living or working without someone or something: We’ll have to do without Tom at today’s meeting, he’s on a business trip.
do something out (in something)
[usually passive] [to decorate ]
do out phrasal verb
do something out (in something)
[usually passive] to decorate something such as a room
The rooms are done out in pale blue and white.
