منتدى بريدة - بعض التعابير المفيدة some useful expressions

Asslam Alaikom

Dear brothers and sisters

These are some useful expressions of the verb do chosen from Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English
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*There's nothing we can do about it (= we can't change the situation).
*What can I do for you (= how can I help)?
*You would do well to (= I advise you to) consider all the options before buying.
*She did well out of (= made a big profit from) the deal.
*He's doing very well at school (= his work is good).
*Both mother and baby are doing well (= after the birth of the baby).
*How are you doing (= how are you)?
*Let's do (= meet for) lunch.
*Sorry. I don't do funny (= I can't be funny).
*to do (= wash) the dishes
*to do (= arrange) the flowers
*What do you do (= what is your job)?
*I'm doing (= I'm studying) physics, biology and chemistry.
*Who's doing (= organizing and preparing) the food for the wedding reception?
*Does this canteen do (= provide) lunches?
*My car does 40 miles to the gallon (= uses one gallon of petrol / gas to travel 40 miles).
*We did ( = visited) Tokyo in three days.
*He did six years (= stayed six years in prison) for armed robbery.
*The hairdresser said he could do Fahad (= cut his hair) at three.
'Can you lend me some money?' 'Sure- will $20 do (= be enough)?'
*This room will do me nicely, thank you (= it has everything I need)
*How would you like your steak done (= cooked) ?
*This isn't a genuine antique-you've been done (= cheated ).
*They did (= punished) him for tax evasion.
*The gang did (robbed) a warehouse and a supermarket.
*He doesn't smoke, drink or do (= take) drugs.