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do with

British

verb

to find useful; benefit from

she could do with a night's sleep
to be involved in or connected with

his illness has a lot to do with his failing the exam
concerning; related to
1. to put or place
  
  what did you do with my coat?
2. to handle or treat
  
  what are we going to do with these hooligans?
3. to fill one's time usefully
  
  she didn't know what to do with herself when term ended

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do with Idioms

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.

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do with

There are several reasons for this, some to do with the weather and some very much due to humans.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

“I’d just talk in the voice of the characters in my head, without it having anything to do with the plot.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

That took a buyer who showed up at every auction for reasons having nothing to do with the return.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Of course, Pogacar has something to do with that, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

He stroked his chin, as he’d seen C.C. do with one of her wings when she was thinking.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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