Do someone out of something meaning
Do someone out of something is a phrasal verb that means to dishonestly or unfairly prevent someone from receiving or keeping something.
- Past simple
- did someone out of something
- Past participle
- done someone out of something
- -ing form
- doing someone out of something
What do someone out of something means
B2informal
To dishonestly or unfairly prevent someone from receiving or keeping something
The false adviser did several clients out of their savings.
Similar phrasal verbs
With do: do in, do down, do for, do out, do over, do up, do without, do away with.
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does do someone out of something mean?
To dishonestly or unfairly prevent someone from receiving or keeping something.
What is the past tense of do someone out of something?
Did someone out of something. The past participle is done someone out of something.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
