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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
Laurenelə-REENEnglish
Muriellemuy-ree-ELFrench
SieuwerdSOO-ərtDutch
ChileKIEL, KIE-əlEnglish (Rare)
Taegan-English (Rare)
WestonWES-tənEnglish
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