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Idiom: Made a mistake Thu Aug 07, 2008 13:32 pm  Idiom: Made a mistake		  
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In my opinion. 'Do someone in' have meaning is make somebody hurt???

The expression 'do (someone) in' has several possible meanings. It can mean 'cause someone to become very tired or worn out':

- Working 12-hour shifts every day for the past two weeks has really done me in.

It can also mean 'murder' or 'ruin'.

You can find the phrasal verb 'do in' here, for example:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=do+in&r=66
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Idiom: Made a mistake Thu Aug 07, 2008 13:42 pm  Idiom: Made a mistake		  
Hi,

If it's 'do' you're interested in, you could read this where 'do' as a phrasal verb is used in a context rather than a list.

Or this.

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Idiom: Made a mistake Thu Aug 07, 2008 13:42 pm  Idiom: Made a mistake		  
You could also say that something 'does your head in' if you feel that something is getting on top you.

Listening to German radio stations for more than half an hour does my head in.

Reading Shakespeare does my head in.

Last night my neighbour's dog really did my head in when he just wouldn't stop barking.
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Idiom: Made a mistake Thu Aug 07, 2008 14:09 pm  Idiom: Made a mistake		  
Alan wrote:
If it's 'do' you're interested in, you could read this where 'do' as a phrasal verb is used in a context rather than a list.
Alex provided a very similar link earlier in this thread. Wink
lost_soul wrote:
Here is a story written by Alan: Make or Do? or "Doing Time"
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