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did one's stuff

did one's stuff is the simple past of do one's stuff.

Meaning of do one's stuff

Verb

do one's stuff (third-person singular simple present does one's stuff, present participle doing one's stuff, simple past did one's stuff, past participle done one's stuff)

  1. Synonym of do one's thing.
    Synonyms:
    do one's thing
  2. To execute one's role or duty; to perform as one is expected to.
    • He would try and catch the Citroën and shoot it out with them and if she got shot in the process, that was too bad too. He would have done his stuff - tried to rescue her before they got her off to some hideout - but if he didn't catch up with them he would get back to his hotel and go to sleep and...1953, Ian Fleming, “Black Hare and Grey Hound”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 105

Questions about did one's stuff

What is did one's stuff the simple past of?
Did one's stuff is the simple past of do one's stuff.

Words near did one's stuff in the dictionary

  1. did one's homework
  2. did one's job
  3. did one's own thing
  4. did one's own time
  5. did one's part
  6. did one's stuff
  7. did one's sums
  8. did one's thing
  9. did one's utmost
  10. did one's worst
  11. did oneself a mischief

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