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/
Korean meaning: 손해를 입히다, 피해를 주다, 해를 끼치다
Korean pronunciation: 두 **댐**미지
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
to cause harm, injury, or negative effects to something or someone
Apply bandage to manage the damage
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
'damage'는 라틴어 'damnum(손실)'에서 유래되었으며, 중세 프랑스어를 거쳐 영어에 정착했습니다. 'do'와 결합하여 '손해를 가하는 행위'를 나타내게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝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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