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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eugenia	e-oo-KHE-nyah (Spanish), e-uw-GEN-yah (Polish), yoo-JEE-nee-ə (English), yoo-JEEN-yə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Halstein	-	Norwegian
Ganzorig	-	Mongolian
Ariaden	[æri'ædni]
Luitgard	-	German, Ancient Germanic
ConchÚR	-	Irish, Irish Mythology