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do with

verb

  1. to find useful; benefit from

    she could do with a night's sleep

  2. to be involved in or connected with

    his illness has a lot to do with his failing the exam

  3. concerning; related to

    1. to put or place

      what did you do with my coat?

    2. to handle or treat

      what are we going to do with these hooligans?

    3. to fill one's time usefully

      she didn't know what to do with herself when term ended

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Put up or manage with, as in I can do with very little sleep. [Early 1800s] Also see can do with; have to do with.
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Example Sentences

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Let’s continue to fan that spark into a flame that fills everything we do with infectious delight.”

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But one of the reasons he was suddenly speaking more openly, and therefore more like his usual self, was less to do with finally playing well and more about who he was talking to.

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It is the last thing the government could do with.

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It is the last thing millions of families could do with.

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do we do with the idea that the worst offenses can also sometimes create art?

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