English
Verb
to do a... (followed by a name)
- transitive|idiomatic To emulate the behavior/behaviour that is generally attributed to the individual named.
#:He did a Henry VIII and got married six times.
Conjugation
The beginning "do" conjugates in the same way as do.
Usage notes
Do a can either refer to the actions of a famous person, real or fictitious, that would be understood by most anyone, or to the actions of an individual known mainly by the speaker or writer and his audience or readers.
Translations
trans-top|To emulate the behavio(u)r generally attributed to the individual named
Finnish: tehdä + a proper noun in nominative plural
trans-mid
trans-bottom
See also
pull a|pull a...
Category:English verbs
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