do a number on someone



do a number on someone

and do a job on someone (From do a number on something.)
tv. to harm or deceive someone. The prof did a number on me because of my term paper. My local friendly plumber did a job on me cleaning out my drain.
See also: number, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Taliesintal-ee-ES-in (Welsh)Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Johannesyo-HAH-nes (German), yo-HAHN-nəs (Dutch, Danish), YO-hahn-nes (Finnish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Bachelet[batʃelet]
Stephanus-Biblical Latin
Barukh-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
ChinaCHIE-nəEnglish (Modern)