that'll do it to you

phrase

That will have that effect on one.

Meanings

phrase
  1. colloquialThat will have that effect on one.

    Then you add on top the penalties, especially in crucial situations, that'll do it to you. That'll get you beat.

    2019 October 27, Jarvis Landry, “Cleveland Browns Postgame Quotes 10/27”, in New England Patriots
    2 more examples

    "Yup. I guess this blond-haired guy pistol-whipped him, out of jealousy over a woman." "That'll do it to you, all right."

    2004, Thomas Sparrow, Northwoods Standoff, Bluestone Press, →ISBN, page 164

    Chong: You look back and realize how silly it was. What it was was success. That'll do it to you. That's why groups break up.

    2008 October 23, Chris Riemenschneider, “Where there's smoke, there's ... Cheech and Chong”, in Star Tribune, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2020
Cite this entry
APA

that'll do it to you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that'll%20do%20it%20to%20you

MLA

“that'll do it to you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that'll%20do%20it%20to%20you. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “that'll do it to you,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that'll%20do%20it%20to%20you.

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