| 释义 |
do badly by (one) do badly by (one)To treat one poorly. I've been so absorbed in my job that I've done badly by my wife and kids.See also: badly, bydo somehow by someoneto treat someone in a particular manner. (Do not confuse this with a passive construction. The someone is not the actor but the object.) Tom did all right by Ann when he brought her red roses. I did badly by Tom. I fired him without good reason.See also: by, somehow |