Смысл: do away

do away[ʹdu:əʹweı]
phr v (with) разг.
<Í> 1. избавляться, отделываться (от кого-л., чего-л.); покончить (с кем-л., чем-л.)
to do away with a rival - избавиться от соперника
this practice has been done away with - с этой практикой покончено
2. отменять, ликвидировать
the old museum was done away with - старый музей был уничтожен

do a Идиома

damned if you do and damned if you don't

you are blamed if you do it and blamed if you do not, between the devil..., can't have it both ways "If you offer to help, he refuses; if you don't offer, he complains. You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't."

do a 180

turn around and go in the opposite direction, U-turn When the boy on the motorcycle saw the police car, he did a 180 and sped off.

do a bang-up job

" do a very good job; do very well at something."

do a double take

look again in surprise at someone or something She did a double take when she saw her old boyfriend with another woman.

do a favor

help someone who asks, do a task for someome Ben offered to do me a favor if I ever need help.

do a gig

play music for a dance or concert Our band is doing a gig at Bijo's tonight. We play from 10 till 2.

do a job on

do harm to, make ugly or useless He really did a job on the plans for the new house that he was working on.

do a number on

deceive, fool, taken, taken in They did a number on us when we bought this car. It's not reliable.

do away with

throw out, dispose of We want to do away with nuclear weapons - to dispose of them.

when in Rome, do as the Romans do

when you are a visitor do the same things as your hosts do "When I visit an Asian country, I learn the customs, and do as the ""Romans"" do."

do a bunk

British slang for a hurried departure, usually under suspicious circumstances

do a donut

to drive a car in circles

do a jack

to commit a robbery

do a JT

to drop your cherry when you ash your cigarette:"Someone pass me a lighter; I just did a JT!"

do a melba

Australian slang for to make repeated farewell appearances

do a number

to manipulate or trick

much ado about nothing

Idiom(s): much ado about nothing

Theme: EXAGGERATION

a lot of excitement about nothing. (This is the title of a play by Shakespeare. Do not confuse ado with adieu.)
• All the commotion about the new tax law turned out to be much ado about nothing.
• Your promises always turn out to be much ado about nothing.

do a snow job on

Idiom(s): do a snow job on sb

Theme: DECEPTION

to deceive or confuse someone. (Informal or slang.)
• Tom did a snow job on the teacher when he said that he was sick yesterday.
• I hate it when someone does a snow job on me. I find it harder and harder to trust people.

do a land-office business

Idiom(s): do a land-office business

Theme: COMMERCE

to do a large amount of business in a short period of time.
• The ice cream shop always does a land-office business on a hot day.
• The tax collector's office did a land-office business on the day that taxes were due.

do a flip-flop

Idiom(s): do a flip-flop (on something) AND do an about-face

Theme: REVERSAL

to make a total reversal of opinion. (Informal or slang.)
• Without warning, the government did a flip-flop on taxation.
• It had done an about-face on the question of deductions last year.

can't do anything with

Idiom(s): can't do anything with sb or sth

Theme: CONTROL - LACKING

not [to be] able to manage or control someone or something. (Also with cannot.)
• Bill is such a problem. I can't do anything with him.
• My hair is such a mess. I just can't do anything with it.

do an about-face

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

You should adopt the customs of the people or country you are visiting, and behave in the same way.

Do a Devon Loch

(UK) If someone does a Devon Loch, they fail when they were very close to winning. Devon Loch was a horse that collapsed just short of the winning line of the Grand National race.

Do a Lord Lucan

(UK) If someone disappears without a trace or runs off, they do a Lord Lucan. (Lord Lucan disappeared after a murder)

Do a runner

(UK) If people leave a restaurant without paying, they do a runner.

Do as you would be done by

Treat and respect others as you would hope to be respected and treated by them.

Do as you would be done by.

Treat others as you would expect them to treat you.

do a double take|do|double take|take

v. phr., informal To look again in surprise; suddenly understand what is seen or said. John did a double take when he saw Bill in girls' clothes. When Evvie said she was quitting school, I did a double take.

do a job on|do|job

v. phr., slang To damage badly; do harm to; make ugly or useless. The baby did a job on Mary's book. Jane cut her hair and really did a job on herself.

do a stretch|do|stretch

v. phr. To spend time in jail serving one's sentence. Jake has disappeared from view for a while; he is doing a stretch for dope smuggling.

do away with|do|do away

v. 1. To put an end to; stop. The teachers want to do away with cheating in their school. The city has decided to do away with overhead wires.
Compare: RID OF. 2. To kill; murder. The robbers did away with their victims.

do a disappearing act

do a disappearing act
Vanish, as in As soon as the teacher came outside, Mary did a disappearing act. This expression describes a sudden disappearance as if by magic and presumably alludes to a magician's performance. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

do any good

do any good
Improve a situation or effect a favorable result, as in Tell me if this new medicine does any good. [Early 1700s] A negative version, do no good, is slightly older (late 1600s); for example, All his explanations will do no good.

do as I say

do as I say
Obey my instructions, as in Never mind about the other mothers—you do as I say. This admonitory order is sometimes followed by a self-deprecating phrase, Do as I say, not as I do, meaning “don't imitate my behavior but obey my instructions.” This order first appeared in John Selden's Table-Talk (c. 1654): “Preachers say, 'Do as I say, not as I do.'”

double take, do a

double take, do a
Show a delayed reaction to an unusual remark or circumstance; also, look at something or someone again. For example, He did a double take when his ex-wife appeared at his wedding. [1930s]

when in Rome do as the Romans do

when in Rome do as the Romans do
Follow local custom, as in Kate said they'd all be wearing shorts or blue jeans to the outdoor wedding, so when in Rome—we'll do the same. This advice allegedly was Saint Ambrose's answer to Saint Augustine when asked whether they should fast on Saturday as Romans did, or not, as in Milan. It appeared in English by about 1530 and remains so well known that it is often shortened, as in the example.

do a (someone)

To act as addition abroad has or usually does. Sally did a Mom and hit the debris cans while abetment out of the driveway. Don't do a me and assurance the arrangement afore you apprehend it—I'm still advantageous for that mistake.

do a —

behave in a address appropriate of a defined being or thing. informal 2001 Times One anchorman alike got the brigadier in allegation to ‘do a Blair’ and appear over all affecting while discussing the cull.

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