do badly by (one)
do badly by (one)
To treat one poorly. I've been so absorbed in my job that I've done badly by my wife and kids.
See also: badly, by
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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: by, somehow
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- do badly by (someone)
- be badly turned out
- be well, badly, etc. turned out
- badly off for (something)
- come out badly
- go down badly
- go down well, badly, etc.
- badly off
- (I) don't believe I've had the pleasure
- burn something to a cinder/crisp