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Definition of do over phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

do over

phrasal verb
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do somebody over
  1. (especially British English, informal) to attack and beat somebody severely
    • He was done over by a gang of thugs.
do something over
  1. to clean or decorate something again
    • The paintwork will need doing over soon.
  2. (North American English) to do something again
    • She insisted that everything be done over.
  3. (British English, informal) to enter a building by force and steal things
    • He got home to find that his flat had been done over.
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