can do with

1. Also, could do with. Might profit from, needs, as in This room can do with a good cleaning, or Harry could do with a new suit. [Colloquial; late 1700s] Also see do with.

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Redlew said of playing receiver: “I really like how different it is. There’s so many unknown things you can do with the player guarding you . He doesn’t know your next move. You have the ability to affect the game as long as your team trusts you.”

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There’s things we can do with genetic sequencing that not every state health lab can do yet.

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There’s things we can do with genetic sequencing that not every state health lab can do yet.

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In a recent interview with the BBC, the co-director of the Netflix phenomenon said there is nothing officially in the works, but she thinks “there’s definitely more we can do with these characters in this world.”

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I think some of this is science-fiction writer training, where you look at things people can do with technology and immediately start thinking about how it could be a supervillain so you can work it into a story.

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