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do a number on

verb as in bruise

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I was toying with Alexander Isak again or even big Chris Wood, but having watched the Ipswich game against Chelsea - and expecting Chelsea to do a number on Ipswich - if I'm being totally honest.

From BBC

Podcast: 'People expected Spurs to do a number on Rangers'

From BBC

But expect him to do a number on her anyway, because—and this is another proprietary insight—he is a terrible person who derives pleasure from the suffering of others.

From Slate

White can even jettison a piece as his queen and the rook do a number on the exposed Black king: 21.

During one of the less-unhinged moments of the premiere, the moms discuss phrases such as “MILF” and “cougar” that refer to women of a certain age that can do a number on confidence and self-esteem.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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