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could do

could do phrase: to be capable of.

Phrase

could do

  1. (Ireland, UK) To be capable of.
    • Will you be at the garden party? Could do.

Questions about could do

What does could do mean?
Could do means to be capable of.
What part of speech is could do?
Could do is a phrase.

Words near could do in the dictionary

  1. could
  2. could be written on the back of a postage stamp
  3. could but hope
  4. could care fewer
  5. could care less
  6. could do
  7. could do with
  8. could eat the arse out of a low flying duck
  9. could eat the crotch out of a low flying duck
  10. could eat the crutch from a low flying duck
  11. could fit on the back of a postage stamp

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