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doing somebody wrong

doing somebody wrong is the present participle and gerund of do somebody wrong.

Meaning of do somebody wrong

Verb

do somebody wrong (third-person singular simple present does somebody wrong, present participle doing somebody wrong, simple past did somebody wrong, past participle done somebody wrong)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To treat someone badly or unfairly.

Questions about doing somebody wrong

What is doing somebody wrong the present participle and gerund of?
Doing somebody wrong is the present participle and gerund of do somebody wrong.

Words near doing somebody wrong in the dictionary

  1. doing out
  2. doing out of
  3. doing over
  4. doing porridge
  5. doing right by
  6. doing somebody wrong
  7. doing someone a frighten
  8. doing someone brown
  9. doing someone like that
  10. doing someone one better
  11. doing someone proud

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