COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
did a bang-up job
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He did a bang-up job fixing the plumbing.
did a head count
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The teachers did a head count to check that none of the kids were missing.
did imitations
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She acted, she danced, she did imitations .
did okay
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I think I did okay in the exam.
did the decent thing (= did what people thought he ought to )
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The chairman did the decent thing and resigned.
did...MA
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He did an MA in graphic design at Manchester.
did...stint
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Mark did a two-year stint in the army.
did...utmost (= tried as hard as they could )
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The medical staff did their utmost to save the patient’s life.
How did...know (= how did he find information about )
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How did he know our names?
Little did...know (= she did not know )
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Little did she know that years later she would have her own pool and luxury apartment in Florida.
never had/did/was etc
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Never had she been so confused.
only then did/would/could etc sb do sth (= at that moment and not before )
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Only then did she tell him about the attack.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
did he heck/will it heck etc
how was I to know?/how did I know?
it is high time sb did sth
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It's high time we pulled together and got the job done right.
little did sb know/realize/think etc
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But little did he know at the time, how soon he'd need it.
no sooner had/did ... than