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doing one's bit

doing one's bit is the present participle and gerund of do one's bit.

Meaning of do one's bit

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)

  1. (informal) 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
    Synonyms:
    do one's part, do one's fair share

Questions about doing one's bit

What is doing one's bit the present participle and gerund of?
Doing one's bit is the present participle and gerund of do one's bit.

Words near doing one's bit in the dictionary

  1. doing lunch
  2. doing more harm than good
  3. doing nothing
  4. doing numbers
  5. doing off
  6. doing one's bit
  7. doing one's business
  8. doing one's damnedest
  9. doing one's darnedest
  10. doing one's duty
  11. doing one's ease

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