Collocations for "did"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "did" 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
'did' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
A
- Christmas
- Friday
- Gospel
- I
- Italy
- SAT
- about
- accordingly
- account
- addiction
- address
- adequate
- afford
- again
- aisle
- alarm
- aloud
- amazed
- annex
- anniversary
- announcement
- app
- appendix
- art
- as
- asshole
- attachment
- attend
- auction
- avail
- awful
- babe
- backup
- badass
- bag
- ballast
- barn
- basement
- basically
- bastard
- being
- bell
- bind
- birthday
- bloke
- blouse
- blow
- booklet
- boring