/ dɒb; NAmE dɑːb/ verb
( -bb- ) ( BrE , informal )
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PHRASAL VERBS
- dob sb in (to sb) for sth / for doing sth
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WORD ORIGIN
1950s: figurative use of dialect dob put down abruptly , later throw something at a target .
/ dɒb; NAmE dɑːb/ verb
( -bb- ) ( BrE , informal )
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PHRASAL VERBS
- dob sb in (to sb) for sth / for doing sth
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WORD ORIGIN
1950s: figurative use of dialect dob put down abruptly , later throw something at a target .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005