do one's bit
do one's bit verb: to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.
Verb
do one's bit (third-person singular simple present does one's bit, present participle doing one's bit, simple past did one's bit, past participle done one's bit)
- To make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.
- Soon we were climbing through New Mills and Foxhall, both of which are closed entirely, their buildings doing their bit to ease the housing problem, and Kilmacrenan was reached at four o'clock.1949 November and December, K. Longbottom, “By Goods Train to Gweedore”, in Railway Magazine, page 355
- Elizabeth was said to be slow to mature, but she and her sister did their bit by digging vegetable plots and knitting garments for the troops.September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- do one's part, do one's fair share
Synonyms of do one's bit
- do one's part
- do one's fair share
Forms of do one's bit
| third-person singular present | does one's bit |
|---|---|
| present participle | doing one's bit |
| past | did one's bit |
| past participle | done one's bit |
Questions about do one's bit
- What does do one's bit mean?
- Do one's bit means to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.
- What part of speech is do one's bit?
- Do one's bit is a verb.
- What is the past tense of do one's bit?
- The past tense of do one's bit is did one's bit.
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