do someone dirt

do (one) dirt(y)

slang To mistreat or deceive one. I can't believe that you're the one who did me dirty and sabotaged my presentation! That traveling salesman sure did me dirty by running off with my money. You can't do these people dirt and expect them to continue doing business with you.

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do someone dirt

or

do the dirt on someone

AMERICAN

If someone does you dirt or does the dirt on you, they betray you or treat you very badly. They tell me you have done me dirt. Tell me it ain't true. There is an unofficial biography out of Nancy Reagan which is doing the dirt on her all over the place. Note: The usual British expression is do the dirty on someone.

See also: dirt, someone

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2012

do someone dirt

harm someone maliciously. informal

1939 Nathaniel West The Day of the Locust I remember those who do me dirt and those who do me favors.

See also: dirt, someone

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do someone dirt

tv. to do ill to someone; to harm someone’s reputation. It seemed that the lawyer was determined to do me dirt right there in the courtroom.

See also: dirt, someone

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