do someone Idioma
do someone good
be good or beneficial for someone It will do you good to go on a holiday.
do someone dirt
to do something vicious to someone
do someone out of something|do
v.,
informal To cause to lose by trickery or cheating.
The clerk in the store did me out of $2.00 by overcharging me.
do someone
do someone Also see
do one.
do someone proud
do someone proud 1) Also,
do credit to someone. Be a source of honor, distinction, or pride. For example,
She did us proud, handling the problem with such aplomb, or
Your new title does you credit. [Early 1800s]
2) Treat someone or oneself generously or extravagantly, as in
You really did us proud with that banquet. [Early 1800s]
do someone wrong
do someone wrong Also,
do someone damage or
harm. Injure someone; be unfaithful or disloyal; act unjustly or unfairly toward someone. For example,
John's done me wrong, and I intend to tell him so, or
She did him real damage when she started that rumor: The first term dates from the late 1300s; the substitutions of
damage and
harm are newer. However, while these locutions are still current, a more common modern usage is to turn them into verbal phrases—that is,
wrong someone, harm someone, damage someone.Do one!
Get out of here; go away; get lost. Chiefly Liverpool and Lancashire slang. Primarily heard in UK. I'm ailing of your prattle. Do one, mate, and leave me alone!