[Tweet “DO THE ACCOUNTS – keep a written record of money that is paid by and owed to a business”]
1. DO THE ACCOUNTS
keep a written record of money that is paid by and owed to a business
- Fred is responsible for the day-to-day running of the business and his wife does the accounts.
2. DO AN ASSIGNMENT
perform a piece of work that is given to you as part of your job or studies
- I’m sorry, I can’t go out with you, guys. I’ve got to do this assigment for Ms Stone’s class.
3. DO BADLY
not to do well
- Ron is doing so badly at school, his parents are planning to homeschool him.
4. DO YOUR BEST
perform the best you can
- ’When are you planning to finish this report?’ ’It’ll be ready soon, I promise. I’ll do my best.’
5. DO THE CLEANING
perform cleaning work in the house
- Mary’d like to hire someone to help her do the cleaning. I don’t blame her. She has a full-time job, three children and a lazy husband.
6. DO THE COOKING
prepare meals
- If you do the cooking, I’ll do the washing up.
7. DO A CROSSWORD
solve a puzzle by fitting words into spaces across and downwards
- I like doing crosswords in my free time.
[Tweet “DO DAMAGE – make something less attractive or valuable by causing physical harm”]
8. DO DAMAGE
make something less attractive or valuable by causing physical harm
- They won’t be able to sell their house like this. The lightning did too much damage to the roof.
9. DO SOME DICTATION
speaking aloud so that somebody can write down your words
- Could you come to my office, Janet? I’d like to do some dictation.’
10. DO THE DISHES
wash the dishes (plates, cups, bowls)
- I did the dishes last night. Now it’s your turn.
11. DO YOUR DUTY
do the work that is your job or that you feel is your moral responsibility
- I’ve done my duty for my country. Now I’d like to retire and take up fishing.
12. DO AN EXERCISE
answer a set of questions in a book
- Please do exercise one on page 25 for homework.
13. DO EXERCISE
perform movements or activities to stay healthy
- My doctor told me to do more exercise.
14. DO AN EXPERIMENT
carry out a scientific test
- I don’t like the idea of doing experiments on animals.
[Tweet “DO A FAVOUR – do something to help somebody else”]
15. DO A FAVOUR
do something to help somebody else
- Could you do me a favour and pick up my kids from school?
16. DO THE GARDENING
perform work in the garden
- I’d like to move into a house, but my wife says we’re too old to do the gardening.
17. DO GOOD
have a useful effect
- I’m sure that a few days on a Caribbean island with a new boyfriend would do her good.
18. DO A GOOD JOB
perform well
- Thank you, guys. You’ve all done a really good job. You’ll be getting a pay rise soon.
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19. DO YOUR HAIR/ MAKE UP/ NAILS
style your hair/ apply make up/ apply nail varnish
- My girlfriend spends hours doing her hair and make up every morning.
20. DO HARM
cause damage
- Well, she might say no, but I think it does no harm to ask.
21. DO THE HOMEWORK
do the work that’s been given to you by your teacher
- You can go out and play with your friends as soon as you’ve done your homework.
22. DO THE HOUSEWORK
work and take care of a home and family (cleaning, cooking etc.)
- I always do the housework in the morning before I go to work.
23. DO THE IRONING
press clothes so that they are smooth
- I like watching films while doing the ironing.
24. DO THE LAUNDRY
wash dirty clothes and linen
- We haven’t got a washing-machine so I have to go to a public laundromat to do the laundry.
25. DO THE MATH
reach a logical conclusion
- Where do you think Jack’s spent the night? He’s wearing the same clothes as yesterday and he stinks of beer. Just do the math.
[Tweet “DO NOTHING – not to act”]
26. DO NOTHING
not to act
- I don’t like working with him. He just wants to do nothing and get paid.
27. DO THE PAPERWORK
do the written work that is part of a job
- I’ve spent the whole afternoon doing paperwork. I’m bored out of my mind.
28. DO A PROJECT
carry out a planned piece of work
- I’ve got to buy some sodium bicarb. My daughter is doing a science project at school.
29. DO A QUIZ
answer questions to test your knowledge
- Do this quiz in five minutes and find out your IQ.
30. DO SOME READING
spend time reading to look for information
- I don’t think you should buy that car. Do some reading first and find out if it’s a reliable model.
31. DO THE RIGHT THING
do what you think is your moral duty
- If you want to do the right thing, you should tell her about last night.
32. DO THE SHOPPING
buy goods for your home (food, cleaning products etc.)
- I wish I could do the shopping on my own. The kids keep nagging me to buy things for them.
33. DO SOME STUDYING
spend time studying
- I did some studying yesterday, but I don’t remember a word.
[Tweet “DO TIME – spend time in prison”]
34. DO TIME
spend time in prison
- You’d better tell me what you saw that night if you don’t want to do time.
35. DO A TRANSLATION
changing something that is written in one language to another language
- You have to be really creative to do a good translation.
36. DO WELL
prosper, succeed
- Their new coffee shop is doing very well.
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