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do the dirty on

do the dirty on verb: to treat (someone) in an unfair manner; to cheat or betray.

Verb

do the dirty on (third-person singular simple present does the dirty on, present participle doing the dirty on, simple past did the dirty on, past participle done the dirty on)

  1. (Australia, UK, idiomatic, informal, transitive) To treat (someone) in an unfair manner; to cheat or betray.

Synonyms of do the dirty on

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Forms of do the dirty on

third-person singular presentdoes the dirty on
present participledoing the dirty on
pastdid the dirty on
past participledone the dirty on

Questions about do the dirty on

What does do the dirty on mean?
Do the dirty on means to treat (someone) in an unfair manner; to cheat or betray.
What part of speech is do the dirty on?
Do the dirty on is a verb.
What is the past tense of do the dirty on?
The past tense of do the dirty on is did the dirty on.

Words near do the dirty on in the dictionary

  1. do svidanya
  2. do tell
  3. do the dash
  4. do the decent thing
  5. do the deed
  6. do the dirty on
  7. do the dishes
  8. do the Dutch
  9. do the handsome thing
  10. do the honor
  11. do the honorable thing

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