do someone dirt
do (one) dirt(y)
slang To mistreat or deceive one. I can't believe that you're the one who did me dirty and sabotaged my presentation! That traveling salesman sure did me dirty by running off with my money.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
do someone dirt
ordo the dirt on someone
AMERICANIf someone does you dirt or does the dirt on you, they betray you or treat you very badly. They tell me you have done me dirt. Tell me it ain't true. There is an unofficial biography out of Nancy Reagan which is doing the dirt on her all over the place. Note: The usual British expression is do the dirty on someone.
See also: dirt, someone
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
do someone dirt
harm someone maliciously. informal 1939 Nathaniel West The Day of the Locust I remember those who do me dirt and those who do me favors.
See also: dirt, someone
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
do someone dirt
tv. to do ill to someone; to harm someone’s reputation. It seemed that the lawyer was determined to do me dirt right there in the courtroom.
See also: dirt, someone
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head
- get one over on (one)
- get/put one over on somebody/something
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- cooking for one