underdo
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of underdo
Example Sentences
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I hope I don’t overdo it or underdo it,’” Mirren says, speaking alongside McKellen at the Corinthia Hotel in London.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2019
We don’t want her to underdo her job.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2015
“All authentication in the end is about being risk-based. You don’t want to overdo security because that can create user burdens, but you don’t want to underdo it because that creates risk.”
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2015
"Consciously underdo," advises exercise physiologist Carl Foster of the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is better to overdo than to underdo detail.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Arthur Dimock
“We underdid it in the great financial crisis, so we overdid it here,” said Patrick Harker, who was president of the Philadelphia Fed for a decade before stepping down last June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Certainly if there were any fault in Mr Codlin's usual deportment, it was that he rather underdid his kindness to those about him, than overdid it.
From The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens
Powell, as well, said that even though "the risks of sort of overdoing it and underdoing it are getting closer to being balanced," the focus remains on inflation.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2023
Flanker Jamie Ritchie is out for the tournament after underdoing surgery on the hamstring injury suffered in last weekend's opening win over England.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2022
“The historical record is thick with examples of underdoing it,” Mr. Powell said, noting that economic policymakers tend to underestimate economic damage and under-support recoveries.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
“Asking over $1 million and the house has chipped sinks and dog damage? That’s underdoing it.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
He did both his play-acting and his real acting to perfection, neither overdoing nor underdoing one or the other.
From Sea-Hounds by Lewis R. Freeman
They believe the man, who got a tapeworm from eating underdone pork, infected himself.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2024
“In the end, Redfall feels unpolished, underdone, underwhelming, and uncomfortable.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Even noodles that you plan to pan-fry into a crispy “noodle pillow,” as Nguyen puts it, before adding toppings can stand to be a little underdone.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2021
Add macaroni; cook 2 to 3 minutes less than manufacturer’s directions, until the outside of pasta is cooked and the inside is underdone.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2019
The rabbit was a shade underdone, but tasted wonderful.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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