Expresiones y frases - Verbo 'To do'

to do a 180	dar media vuelta
to do a double-take	reaccionar tardíamente
to do a job on someone	hacerle una trastada a alguien
to do an about-face/about-turn	cambiar de postura
to do as I say	hacer lo que yo digo
to do drugs	consumir drogas

The soldier did a 180 and ran to tell the sergeant what the colonel said.
I saw the car crash and I was so shocked I did a double-take before I called 911.
That Lou did a job on me by telling the boss I wasn't willing to work on Saturday!
I'm going camping with you! My parents did an about-turn over letting me go!
Come on, Tim, be a good boy and do as I say.
Alan's doing drugs again. His parents are sending him to a rehab clinic.

to do someone proud	ser motivo de orgullo para alguien
to do someone's head in	quemarle a alguien la cabeza
to do someone wrong	portarse mal con alguien
to do the honors	hacer los honores
to do the trick	solucionar el tema
to do time	cumplir condena
to do well	encontrarse bien

Our son did us proud when he got his Ph.D in Biology.
I don't know what to do! This decision is doing my head in!
Angela did Peter wrong when she refused to help him study for his test.
Alice asked me if I would do her the honor of being her son's godmother.
If you have a run on your stocking, just cover it with nail polish. That'll do the trick.
The man was convicted and he did time for a crime he didn't commit.
My mother is doing quite well, thank you for asking!

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