HyperDic: do_by

English > 1 sense of the expression do by:
VERBsocialdo by, treat, handleinteract in a certain way
English > do by: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaninginteract in a certain way.
PatternSomething ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymstreat, handle
Narrowerbrutalize, brutalisetreat brutally
criminalizetreat as a criminal
do well byTreat with respect and consideration
gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp overtreat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
handle with kid gloveshandle with great care and sensitivity
ignore, disregard, snub, cutrefuse to acknowledge
mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treattreat badly
mock, bemocktreat with contempt
nursetreat carefully
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulgetreat with excessive indulgence
ride roughshod, run roughshodtreat inconsiderately or harshly
rough-housetreat in a rough or boisterous manner
strong-armHandle roughly
upstagetreat snobbishly, put in one's place
wrongtreat unjustly
BroaderinteractAct together or towards others or with others
Similar tocover, treat, handle, plow, deal, addressAct on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
treatRegard or consider in a specific way
Spanishtratar
Catalanfer-se, tractar

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