Do away with phrasal verb. Phrasal verb do. All about the verb TO DO

1. do away (with)– to end with someone (something), to end with something (someone), to eradicate something, to get rid of something, to destroy.
By the way: do away with oneself - commit suicide.
This old tradition is done away with. – The old tradition is over.
Why did Britain do away with the royal yacht? – Why did England get rid of the royal yacht?

2. do by- treat someone.
Do as you would be done by. – Treat others as you would like them to treat you.

3. do down- to cheat (deceive), outwit, gain the upper hand, humiliate.
Everyone tried to do her down. – Everyone tried to humiliate her. She did me down. - She tricked me (deceived me).

4. do for- to be completely unfit; look after; destroy.
Another stroke would do for him. “One more blow will kill him.”

5. do in- to remove (kill), exhaust, exhaust, destroy, drive away from the world.
After this exercise we were completely done in. – After this exercise we were completely exhausted.
They threaten to do me in if I don’t pay down my debt. “They threaten to kill me if I don’t pay off the debt.”

6. do out- clean up, clear out, clear out; decorate.
Who does out this house? -Who cleans this house?
She wants me to do out my room before we leave. – She wants me to clean the room before we leave. I’ve had my kitchen done out with balloons. – I decorated the kitchen with balloons.

7. do over (again)- redo, coat, cover, sheathe.
I'll have to do it over again. – I’ll have to redo this again. This essay is not as good as I expected.
You should do it over. – This essay did not live up to my expectations. You should rewrite it.

8. do up– decorate (a room), tie (a package), button (a dress), repair, mend; tire, exhaust.
Can you do your shoelaces up yourself? -Can you tie your own shoelaces?
You should do up your jacket. It's quite cold outside. -You should button your jacket. It's cold outside.
I'd like to buy a house that I can do up. – I would like to buy a house that I can renovate.
I prefer to do the presents up before giving them. – I prefer to wrap gifts before giving them.

9. do with- to get along with someone, to get by with something; to be content, to endure, to endure; relate to something (to relate to something).
I can do with a cup of coffee for breakfast. – I can get by with a cup of coffee for breakfast. Jealousy has a lot to do with it. – Jealousy has a direct bearing on this.
My question has nothing to do with your private life. – My question has nothing to do with your personal life. Is it difficult to do with his mother? – Is it difficult to get along with his mother?

10. do without- to do without something or someone.
Can you do without cigarettes? -Can you do without cigarettes?
I couldn't do without him. “I couldn’t do without him.”

Today's podcast is about breakfast. Probably most people think of “breakfast” as the meal you eat at the beginning of the day, when you first wake up. However, it is more complicated than that.

Today's podcast is about breakfast. Most people probably understand breakfast as a meal at the beginning of the day. However, things are a little more complicated.

First, let’s look at what the word “breakfast” really means. As you probably know, the word “fast” has several, completely different meanings in English.

First, let's look at what the word "breakfast" means in its (original) sense. You probably know that English word"fast" has multiple meanings.

One of the meanings of “fast” is a period when you do not have any food to eat.

One of these meanings is "fasting", a period of time when you don't eat at all.

So, for example, Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan – they do not eat anything between sunrise and sunset.

For example, Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan - they do not eat anything from sunrise to sunset.

A “breakfast” is, literally, a meal which you eat at the end of a period of fasting. When you eat breakfast, you break – or end – your fast.

Literally, "breakfast" means "breaking the fast." By eating breakfast, you break (your) fast.

When I get up in the morning, I have not had anything to eat since about 7 o’clock the night before. Now that is not a very long fast – perhaps 12 hours, but not more.

When I wake up in the morning, I haven't eaten anything since 7 pm. This post is not very long - about 12 hours, no more.

However, the meal which we eat first thing in the morning breaks our overnight fast, so we call it “breakfast”.

However, eating in the morning breaks our nightly “fast”, which is why it is called “breakfast”.

What do you eat for breakfast? I have a bowl of muesli with milk, two pieces of toast with marmalade, and two cups of coffee.

What do you eat for breakfast? I eat a bowl of muesli with milk, two toasts with marmalade and two cups of coffee.

Some people go for a run first thing in the morning, and then have a breakfast of fruit and orange juice.

Some people go for a run first thing in the morning and then have a breakfast of fruit and orange juice.

They are slim and fit and healthy and they make me feel guilty so I do not like them.

These people are lean, in good shape, healthy. Looking at them makes me feel guilty, so I don't like them.

Other people have no breakfast at all – they do not eat until the middle of the day.

Some people don’t have breakfast at all - they don’t eat anything until lunch (middle of the day).

Nutritionists tell us that it is not a good idea to go without breakfast, because your concentration is poor if you have not had anything to eat.

Nutritionists still advise having breakfast, since without breakfast it is difficult to concentrate (at work).

Other people eat huge breakfasts, with fried eggs and bacon, sausages, mushrooms and fried bread. In hotels and restaurants, a big cooked breakfast is called an “English breakfast”.

Some eat a lot for breakfast: scrambled eggs with lard (bacon), sausage, mushrooms, toasted bread. In hotels and restaurants, this large breakfast cooked on the stove is called an "English breakfast."

Actually, very few English people eat a cooked breakfast every day. We don't have time. We are in a hurry to catch the bus or the train and get to work.

In fact, few English people eat such a breakfast “from the stove” every day. There is not enough time. We are in a hurry to catch the bus and train and not be late for work.

I am very interested in breakfast today, because I have not had any! The doctor has the silly idea that I may have too much cholesterol in my blood.

I’m talking about breakfast with interest today because I didn’t have breakfast! My doctor suspected that I had high cholesterol(in blood).

So, later today, I have to go to have a blood test. The nurse will stick an enormous needle into my arm, and take out several liters of blood, and send the blood away to a laboratory to be tested.

So today I'm going to get a blood test. The nurse will stick a huge needle into my arm, take several liters of blood and send it to the laboratory for analysis.

The laboratory will of course send back a report to say that my blood cholesterol is absolutely wonderful, and that they have never seen such magnificent blood before.

Of course, the laboratory will come back with an answer that my cholesterol (in the blood) is simply perfect, that they have never seen such an analysis in my life.

But – and this is the terrible bit – the blood test is what the doctor calls a “fasting blood test”. That means that I must not eat anything for at least 12 hours before the test.

But the worst thing is that the doctor ordered me to take the test on an empty stomach. That is, you can’t eat anything 12 hours before the test.

So, no breakfast. Now, it would be sensible to have a fasting blood test early in the morning, so that I do not have to wait a long time to have something to eat.

So today I'm without breakfast. It is wiser to take such an analysis early in the morning so as not to go hungry for so long.

However, the nurse who takes the blood tests only works in the afternoon, so I cannot eat anything until about 3 o’clock.

However, the lab nurse only works in the afternoon and I will have to eat nothing until 3pm.

You have no idea how terrible this is. It is the middle of the morning, and I am hungry, really hungry.

You have no idea how terrible this is. It's mid-morning and I'm (already) hungry, I'm very hungry.

I cannot stop thinking about breakfast. Surely a very little bowl of muesli and one slice of toast with no marmalade would be OK.

I constantly think about breakfast. Obviously a bowl of muesli and some toast with marmalade would be nice.

Surely a very small breakfast would not ruin the blood test. However, the nurse who does the blood tests is big and fierce, and so I stay hungry.

Eating a little for breakfast will not harm your blood test. But the sister who takes the analysis is so big and fierce - that’s why I endure hunger.

And now the telephone rings. It is the receptionist at the doctor’s surgery.

The phone is ringing. This is from the doctor's office.

She is very sorry, but the fierce nurse who does the blood tests is unwell and cannot come to work today.

They are very sorry, but that fierce nurse who takes the blood test is sick and will not come to work today.

Please can she re-arrange the blood test for another day. How do I feel? What is my reaction to this news?

They ask to reschedule the blood test for another day. How did I feel about this news?

First, of course, I am relieved. I can eat my breakfast! I do not have to fast until the middle of the afternoon.

Of course, firstly, with a feeling of relief. You can have breakfast! There is no need to fast until mid-day.

But I am also annoyed. Why? Because I will have to go without my breakfast on another day in a few weeks time.

But there is also frustration. How come? After all, in a few weeks the day of fasting will come again for me.

Finally, I have an English expression for you to learn. I have talked about people who “go without” their breakfast, or “do without” their breakfast.

Well, finally, let's learn English expression. I was talking about people who" go/do without" (do without...) breakfast.

If you “do without” something, or “go without” something, you decide that you do not need it – perhaps because you do not have time, or you do not have enough money. Here are some more things you might “do without”.

The verb itself do is probably one of the most important verbs in the language. After all, we describe many processes using the word “do”. And it is not surprising that phrases with the verb “ do"also a lot. And each of them will have its own special meaning. No exception is phrasal verb do , although as a phrasal verb it is inferior in the number of meanings to the phrasal verb get, the material about which is presented not in one, but in two articles ("", ""). Learn more about phrasal verbs in English you can read in the article "".

Phrasal Verb Meanings do

Explore phrasal verb do, like any other, we will do it in our usual manner, namely, presenting in the form of a list the meanings that this verb may have in combination with some ().

1. do away (with) – to end with someone (something), to end with something (someone), to eradicate something, to get rid of something, to destroy. By the way: do away with oneself- commit suicide.
   

   This old tradition is done away with. – The old tradition is over.

   Why did Britain do away with the royal yacht? – Why did England get rid of the royal yacht?

2. do by- treat someone.
   

   Do as you would be done by. – Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you.

3. do down- to cheat (deceive), outwit, gain the upper hand, humiliate.
   

   Everyone tried to do her down. “Everyone tried to humiliate her.”

   She did me down. – She tricked me (deceived me).

4. do for- to be completely unfit; look after; destroy.
   

   Another stroke would do for him. “One more blow will kill him.”

5. do in- to remove (kill), exhaust, exhaust, destroy, drive away from the world.
   

   After this exercise we were completely done in. – After this exercise we were completely exhausted.

   They threaten to do me in if I don't pay down my debt. “They threaten to kill me if I don’t pay off the debt.”

6. do out- clean up, clear out, clear out; decorate.
   

   Who does out this house? -Who cleans this house?

   She wants me to do out my room before we leave. “She wants me to clean the room before we leave.”

   I've had my kitchen done out with balloons. – I decorated the kitchen with balloons.

7. do over (again) - redo, coat, cover, sheathe.
   

   I'll have to do it over again. “I’ll have to do it all over again.”

   This essay is not as good as I expected. You should do it over. – This essay did not live up to my expectations. You should rewrite it.

8. do up– decorate (a room), tie (a package), button (a dress), repair, mend; tire, exhaust.
   

   Can you do your shoelaces up yourself? -Can you tie your own shoelaces?

   You should do up your jacket. It's quite cold outside. -You should button your jacket. It's cold outside.

   I'd like to buy a house that I can do up. – I would like to buy a house that I can renovate.

   I prefer to do the presents up before giving them. – I prefer to wrap gifts before giving them.

9. do with- to get along with someone, to get by with something; to be content, to endure, to endure; relate to something (to relate to something).
   

   I can do with a cup of coffee for breakfast. – I can get by with a cup of coffee for breakfast.

   Jealousy has a lot to do with it. – Jealousy has a direct bearing on this.

   My question has nothing to do with your private life. – My question has nothing to do with your personal life.

   Is it difficult to do with his mother? – Is it difficult to get along with his mother?

Hello my beloved readers.

Phrasal verb do- one of the most popular in the English language. It is, of course, not as actively used in oral speech as, for example, get or take. But still, no English-speaking person can afford not to know it. And today I want to discuss it with you in as much detail as possible. We are waiting for the most used phrases, their translation, as well as sentences with examples.

Many of you are so accustomed to the verb do meaning “to do” that it becomes incredibly difficult to imagine it in other forms. But it's okay, we'll fix it. Let's look at the options for using the verb with examples.

• Do up - to repair, fasten (clothes)

Mary, can you help your sister to do up? I cannot do it by myself. - Mary, can you help your sister button up? I can't do this myself.

We asked the manager to send a worker to do the balcony door up. - We asked the manager to send a worker to fix the balcony door.

• Do for - interfere, ruin

If this happens one more time, it will do for his sister’s future. “If this happens again, it will ruin his sister’s future.”

Mom, let Tommy play with you. He does for my studying. - Mom, let Tommy play with you. He prevents me from studying.

• Do with - to have a good relationship with someone, to have some kind of attitude, to get by with something

You may not believe me but he is the most difficult person to do with. -You may not believe me, but he is the most difficult person to get along with.

• Do away with - to end something, to get rid of something, to destroy.

He was angry and did away with everything he had written for his book. - He was angry and destroyed everything he wrote for his book.

But be careful: do away with oneself means “to commit suicide.”

• Do without - does without something

I can do without chocolate for as long as necessary. But I cannot do without coffee at all. - I can do without chocolate as long as necessary. But I absolutely cannot do without coffee.

• Do in - tire, exhaust, ruin

This trip was extremely difficult. I am completely done in. - This trip was extremely difficult. I'm absolutely exhausted.

Honey, you did me in with you questions. - Darling, you completely tired me with your questions.

• Do over - redo

This isn’t what I’ve asked you to do. You need to do this statement over by tomorrow morning. - This is not what I asked for. You'll have to redo this report by tomorrow morning.

• Do out - decorate, tidy up, clean out

This house is done out with black and white brick. - This house is decorated with black and white bricks.

We do out this room every day. - We clean this room every day.

• Do down - outwit, humiliate, take over

Why do you always do people down? It insults them. - Why do you constantly humiliate people? This is insulting.

You need to be very careful with the phrase do about. Many people consider it a phrasal verb, but in fact it is just a phrase. It means "to do something with something."

I asked the manager to do something about this noise and he promised to help as soon as possible. - I asked the manager to do something about this noise, and he promised to help as soon as possible.

Well, now the most important part - the exercises. I never tire of repeating that without practice you will not achieve anything in learning a language. I have a wonderful test ready for you, where you can test everything you learned today. Share your results and questions in the comments.

Until we meet again, my dears.

The English verb do can rightfully be called one of the most important verbs in the English language. Just imagine how many actions we perform with this verb! And how many phrases! The verb do is also a phrasal verb and has many different meanings With various pretexts and adverbs.

Basic meanings of the phrasal verb do

Let's look at the main meanings of this phrasal verb with examples.

• Do away (with)– to put an end to something (someone), to put an end to someone (something), to destroy, to get rid of something, to eradicate something. The expression do away with oneself means to commit suicide.

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  I have done away with all documents on this case - I got rid of all the documents on this case.
  I wonder what made him do away with himself - I wonder what made him commit suicide.

• do by- treat someone.
  She shouldn’t be done by this way - you shouldn’t treat her this way.

do down- outwit, gain the upper hand, cheat (deceive), humiliate.

How can she live with the man, who does her down - how can she live with a man who humiliates her.
He did me down - he deceived me.

• do for- to destroy, to look after, to be completely worthless.
  This news will do for her - this news will kill her.
• do in- to remove (kill), exhaust, exhaust, squeeze out of the world, destroy.

We were walking the whole day and were completely done in. – we walked all day and were completely exhausted.
If I don’t fulfill their conditions they will do me in - if I don’t fulfill their conditions, they will kill me.

• do out- clean up, clear out, clear out; decorate.
  The housemaid comes every morning to do out the house.– the housemaid comes every morning to clean the house.
  The wedding place was done out with white and red roses – the wedding place was decorated with white and red roses.
• do over (again)- to cover, coat, remake, sheathe.
  I don't like how do you have painted this room. You will have to do this room over again. “I’ll have to do it all over again.”

do up– repair, decorate (a room), mend, fasten (a dress), tie (a package); to exhaust, tire.

Do up your coat if you don’t want to catch cold. – button your coat if you don’t want to catch a cold
Do you know anybody who can help me to do up my house? – do you know anyone who could help me renovate my house?
All the presents were beautifully done up - all the gifts were beautifully packaged.

• do with- get by with something, get along with someone; endure, be satisfied, endure; relate to something (to relate to something).

  I can do with a sandwich for dinner. – I can get by with a sandwich for lunch
  I have nothing to do with his problems. – I have nothing to do with his problems.

• do without- to do without someone or something.

  Can you do without coffee? -Can you do without coffee?
  He can’t do without his mother. - He cannot do without his mother.