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Phrasal verbs starting with "do"

13 phrasal verbs use this verb

do away with
B1

To abolish, eliminate, or get rid of something permanently; informally, to kill someone.

do by
B2

To treat or act toward someone in a particular way.

do down
B2

To speak negatively about someone, or to cheat or treat someone unfairly. (British English)

do for
B2

To ruin, destroy, or be sufficient for something; to manage household tasks for someone. (British English)

do in
B1

To exhaust someone completely; to injure or harm something; or to kill someone. (Informal)

do it up
B2

To do something in a big, impressive, or celebratory way; to decorate or renovate thoroughly.

do of
C1

Archaic or dialectal expression meaning to die of something. Not used in standard modern English.

do off
C1

An archaic, dialectal, or non-standard expression sometimes meaning to finish or get rid of something.

do out
B2

To clean or redecorate a room thoroughly; or to cheat someone out of something they are entitled to. (British English)

do out of
B2

To deprive someone of something they deserve through trickery or unfair means.

do over
B1

To do something again, usually because it was done wrong the first time.

do up
A2

To fasten clothing or packaging, or to renovate and redecorate a building.

do without
B1

To manage or survive without something that is absent or unavailable.