do somebody wrong

verb

To treat someone badly or unfairly.

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Meanings

verbdo somebody wrong (third-person singular simple present does somebody wrong, present participle doing somebody wrong, simple past did somebody wrong, past participle done somebody wrong)

present singular third person does somebody wrong · participle present doing somebody wrong · past did somebody wrong · participle past done somebody wrong

  1. idiomaticinformalTo treat someone badly or unfairly.
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