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done one's bit

done one's bit is the past participle 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 done one's bit

What is done one's bit the past participle of?
Done one's bit is the past participle of do one's bit.

Words near done one's bit in the dictionary

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

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