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do with
verb
- could do withcould do withcan do with to find useful; benefit from
she could do with a night's sleep
- have to do withhave to do with to be involved in or connected with
his illness has a lot to do with his failing the exam
- to do withto do with concerning; related to
- what…do withwhat…do with
- to put or place
what did you do with my coat?
- to handle or treat
what are we going to do with these hooligans?
- to fill one's time usefully
she didn't know what to do with herself when term ended
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Idioms and Phrases
Put up or manage with, as in I can do with very little sleep . [Early 1800s] Also see can do with ; have to do with .Discover More
Example Sentences
Same picturs, same plate, same fixin's, same don't-know-what-to-do-with-your-self-kinder-o'-lookin'-master.
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