Done over Meaning in English

expression · lemma: do over

US

ˈdən/ /ˈoʊvɝ

DUN OH-vur

UK

dˈʌn/ /ˈəʊvɐ

DUN OH-vuh

释义

To do something again, usually because the first attempt was not successful. Informally, it can also mean to attack, beat up, or rob someone (slang).

用法与细微差别

Mainly informal. 'Do over' (present), 'done over' (past participle/used with 'get', 'got', 'been'). 'Do something over' (repeat it). Slang (esp. UK/Aus/Canada): 'get done over' = be attacked/robbed. Context is crucial; default meaning is 'repeat'.

• Spanish: volver a hacer - asaltar (golpear o robar, slang)
• Portuguese (BR): refazer - assaltar (bater/roubar, gíria)
• Portuguese (PT): refazer - assaltar (gíria para roubar/bater)
• Chinese (Simplified): 重做 - 打劫（俚语）
• Chinese (Traditional): 重做 - 打劫（俚語）
• Hindi: फिर से करना - मारना/लूटना (स्लैंग)
• Arabic: إعادة العمل - الاعتداء (عامية)
• Bengali: পুনরায় করা - মারধর/ডাকাতি করা (স্ল্যাং)
• Russian: сделать заново - избить/ограбить (сленг)
• Japanese: やり直す - 襲う/暴行する（スラング）
• Vietnamese: làm lại - đánh cướp (tiếng lóng)
• Korean: 다시 하다 - 폭행하다/털다 (은어)
• Turkish: tekrar yapmak - saldırmak/soymak (argo)
• Urdu: دوبارہ کرنا - حملہ/ڈکیتی کرنا (سلینگ)
• Indonesian: mengulang - merampok/memukul (slang)

例句

The teacher asked her to have the essay done over.

basic

My room was done over while I was away.

basic

The painting was done over to fix the mistakes.

basic

I wish I could have that weekend done over; I made so many mistakes.

natural

Watch out in that neighborhood—my cousin got done over last year.

natural

This cake is amazing—did you have it done over since last time?

natural