单词 | do somebody/something over |
释义 | do somebody/something over From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdo somebody/something over phrasal verb1 do something ↔ over especially American EnglishDH to make a place look attractive by decorating it The whole apartment had been done over in an Art Deco style.2 American EnglishAGAIN to do something again, especially because you did it wrong the first time If you make too many mistakes, you’ll have to do it over.3 do something ↔ over British English spoken informalSCCSTEAL to steal things from a building4 ATTACK British English spoken informal to attack and injure someone → do→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdo over• You can transfer your pension scheme at any time, provided you do so over a year before you retire.• So do think this over carefully over the weekend-especially for the sake of the company-noblesse oblige and all that!• There was nothing to do but start over: I went into the hospital with two infections, pneumocystis and chicken pox.• It took him longer to get a grip on his feelings than it did to get over the climb from the beach.• If they were able to do this over the course of the whole meal-time they received a sticker on the chart.• Even men who have been accidentally thrown into primary child care do get over their resistance.• Of course, the rules of games do change over time. |
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