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did someone's business

did someone's business is the simple past of do someone's business.

Meaning of do someone's business

Verb

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

  1. (dated) To ruin someone; to do for.
    • I'll spoil his wandering, I'll him. I'll do his business that way, never fear.1702, George Farquhar, The Inconstant, or the Way to Win Him

Questions about did someone's business

What is did someone's business the simple past of?
Did someone's business is the simple past of do someone's business.

Words near did someone's business in the dictionary

  1. did someone brown
  2. did someone like that
  3. did someone one better
  4. did someone proud
  5. did someone's bidding
  6. did someone's business
  7. did someone's head in
  8. did someone's heart good
  9. did the dash
  10. did the decent thing
  11. did the deed

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