do damage — to cause harm, injury, or negative effects to something or someone
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to cause harm, injury, or negative effects to something or someone
Pronunciation (IPA): /duː ˈdæmɪdʒ/
Example Sentences
- Social media rumors can do tremendous damage to a celebrity's career overnight.
- My cooking skills did more damage to the kitchen than a small tornado would.
- The leaked emails did significant damage to the company's stock price.
do damage
VERB[/duː ˈdæmɪdʒ/]
to cause harm, injury, or negative effects to something or someone
The hailstorm can do damage to every car parked outside the diner.
Apply bandage to manage the damage
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word 'damage' derives from Latin 'damnum' (loss, harm), which passed through Medieval French before entering English. The phrase 'do damage' combines the verb 'do' with 'damage' to express the act of causing harm or loss.
Breakdown
do (to perform, to cause) + damage (from Latin damnum, meaning loss or harm). The construction 'do + damage' functions as a verb phrase expressing the causation of injury or detriment.
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📝Examples
“Social media rumors can do tremendous damage to a celebrity's career overnight.”
“My cooking skills did more damage to the kitchen than a small tornado would.”
“The leaked emails did significant damage to the company's stock price.”
“His attempt at singing karaoke did permanent damage to everyone's eardrums.”
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