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do someone's business

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
do -some-one's busi-ness
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ruin someone; to do for.

Dated

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

does someone's business (present, singular) doing someone's business (participle, present) did someone's business (past) done someone's business (participle, past)

Phrases

do one's business

Frequently Paired Words

do one's business

Questions

What does do someone's business mean?
To ruin someone; to do for.

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