How to Pronounce "do a job on"
expression
DOO uh JAHB on
DOO uh JOB on
Definition
To seriously damage or ruin something, sometimes on purpose and sometimes accidentally; also used informally to mean doing something very thoroughly, often in a negative way.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈdu/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈdʒɑb/, /ˈdʒoʊb/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
British English
dʉː/ /æɪ/ /d͡ʒɒb/ /ˈɒn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
DOO uh JAHB on
UK
DOO uh JOB on
Listen in Context
He did a job on my phone when he dropped it.
The wind did a job on our garden last night.
You really did a job on that cake—there's nothing left!
That movie review really did a job on the director.