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
Drummond-English (Rare)
Crispinus-Ancient Roman
Dawud-Arabic
Leilah-English (Rare)
Takakotah-kah-koJapanese
ĄŽUolas-Lithuanian