Collocations for "doing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "doing" in context.
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do
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- do your [homework, chores]
- do you [know, think, believe, remember, want]
- do them in [order, sequence]
- do not [have, think, know, need, want, see]
- do it for [your mother, yourself, him]
- do the right thing
- do it [right, again, slowly]
- do as he [says, instructs]
- do something [about it, to help]
- (have) done something [bad, you regret]
- do your [best, utmost] (to)
- I'm doing the best I can
- did (it) better than
- [must, could] do [better, more]
- did (it) [considerably, slightly, a lot] better than
- did a [great, bad, terrific] job
- what [should, can, will] we do?
- please do
- (can you) do me a favor?
- do a deal
- [could, would, did] (not) do it
- where do we go?
- what [do, should] we do?
- how do you do?
- what do you do (for a living)?
- do I look [fat, tired, good]?
- [have, get] your hair done
- do away with [it, him]
- do the task at hand
- do the [minimum, maximum]
- doing it to [help, protect, improve]
- why are you doing this?
- what will you be doing [on Friday, at 10 o'clock]
- is [thinking, capable] of doing
- learn by doing
- do it (over) again
- (we'll have to) do without [dinner, him]
- UK: could do with a [cup of tea, shower, haircut]
- UK: could do with [washing my hair, having a shower]
- the do's and don'ts of [office behavior, social interaction]
- UK: a [work, club, family] do
- UK: a [fancy, posh, boring] do
'doing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Earth
- Easter
- God
- Halloween
- OK
- admit
- advanced
- advocate
- afterwards
- amusement
- ashamed
- assist
- badly
- bed
- blame
- bliss
- boob
- boss
- brilliant
- buster
- camera
- capability
- celebrity
- chat
- chore
- clap
- clerical
- clock
- coastal
- coax
- commit
- competent
- constrained
- corner
- correct
- correction
- court
- cowboy
- crap
- crawl
- curious
- curl
- customary
- cut
- deter
- diligence
- discourage
- distracted
- do
- dread