do somehow by



do somehow by someone

to treat someone in a particular manner. (Do not confuse this with a passive construction. The someone is not the actor but the object.) Tom did all right by Ann when he brought her red roses. I did badly by Tom. I fired him without good reason.
See also: somehow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
She'alti'el-Biblical Hebrew
Preecha-Thai
Perig-Breton
Arnell['a:nəl]
Climentklee-MENTCatalan
CaileighKAY-leeEnglish (Rare)