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do one's stuff

do one's stuff verb: synonym of do one's thing.

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

Synonyms of do one's stuff

Forms of do one's stuff

third-person singular presentdoes one's stuff
present participledoing one's stuff
pastdid one's stuff
past participledone one's stuff

Questions about do one's stuff

What does do one's stuff mean?
Do one's stuff means synonym of do one's thing.
What part of speech is do one's stuff?
Do one's stuff is a verb.
What is the past tense of do one's stuff?
The past tense of do one's stuff is did one's stuff.

Words near do one's stuff in the dictionary

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

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