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Idioms: do a 180 -- do it the hard way

Idiom	Meaning	Example
do a 180	turn around and go in the opposite direction, U-turn	When the boy on the motorcycle saw the police car, he did a 180 and sped off.
do a dime	be in prison for ten years, do time	If you shoot somebody you'll do a dime, maybe more.
do a favor	help someone who asks, do a task for someone	Ben offered to do me a favor if I ever need help.
do a gig	play music for a dance or concert	Our band is doing a gig at Bijo's tonight. We play from 10 till 2.
do a number on	deceive, fool, taken, taken in	They did a number on us when we bought this car. It's not reliable.
do away with	throw out, dispose of	We want to do away with nuclear weapons - to dispose of them.
do-dad	an object with a name you cannot remember, do-funny	A little do-dad on the back of the carburetor was sticking. That was the problem.
do drugs	use drugs, take drugs	They don't hire people who do drugs. No way.
do-funny	a thing with a funny name, thing-a-ma-bob	You put the do-funny on the lever, and you're finished!
do it the hard way	use a poor method, go against the grain	Don't start a fire with stones. That's doing it the hard way.