do a job on

Idioms  

1. Also, do a number on. Damage, harm, as in The cat really did a job on the upholstery, or The teacher did a number on the class with that assignment. This slangy idiom uses job (or number) in the sense of “something negative.”

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do a job on

“When you do a job on behalf of the government — as an employee or a contractor — there is no license to discriminate or turn people away because they do not meet religious criteria.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2020

While he can do a job on the right side, it is clear that the US may have figured out at least one part of the midfield puzzle after this pair of friendlies.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2018

You have it when you drive to work or do a job on deadline.

From Washington Post ● May 17, 2018

I know I've got to go in there and do a job on him.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2012

Even locked inside cages, monkeys could really do a job on a room.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston