DO.

Definition: DO.

DO.

Noun

1. An abbreviation of Ditto.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Duty

Morality, morals, decalogue; case of conscience; conscientiousness; (probity); conscience, inward monitor, still small voice within, sense of duty, tender conscience, superego; the hell within. dueness; propriety, fitness, seemliness, amenability, decorum, gr/to prepon/gr the thing, the proper thing; the right thing to do, the proper thing to do.

Inexpedience

Phrase: it will never do.

Wrong

Phrase: it will not do.

Crosswords: DO.

I do. (Indecent Proposal; writing credit: Amy Holden Jones)

We do what we are meant to do. (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

I'll bet you 105,000 dollars that you go to sleep before I do. (The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; writing credit: B. Traven; John Huston)

I know, it's what I used to do. (Memento; writing credit: Bo Goldman; Lawrence Hauben)

He didn't know what to do. (Red River; writing credit: Borden Chase)

And ride is what we do. (California Love; performing artist: 2 PAC)

Nobody does it quite the way you do. Did you have to be so good? (NOBODY DOES IT BETTER; performing artist: CARLY SIMON)

Yes, I'm like him, just like you, I can't tell you what to do. (Tuesday's Dead; performing artist: Cat Stevens)

And this is what I'll do. (I Wanna Sex You Up; performing artist: Color Me Badd)

A little less talk, a little more do. (A Little Bit; performing artist: Jessica Simpson)

To succeed in the other trades, capacity must be shown; in the law, concealment of it will do. (references; author: Mark Twain)

God doesn't discriminate...only religions do. (references; author: unknown)

Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do. (references; author: unknown)

Success: It's a never-ending improvement in what you do. (references; author: unknown)

People are never too busy to tell you all that they have to do. (references; author: unknown)

Things Girls Do... (2001)

'I Do...' (1989)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Fast Lane to Victory: The Story of Jenny Thompson (Anything You Can Do... New Sports Heroes for Girls) (reference)

• Would You Lend Your Toothbrush: More of What Canadians Borrow, Eat, Watch, Buy and Do...on an Average Day (reference)

• Nuclear War Survival Skills: What You and Your Family Can Do. Introd by Edward Teller (reference)

• Sword of a Champion: The Story of Sharon Monplaisir (Anything You Can Do... New Sports Heroes for Girls) (reference)

• I Do. I Did. Now What?! Life After the Wedding Dress (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Breaking up is easy to do.. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Two of the eleven children of Edward Gont, one of the newer FSA (Farm Security Administration) clients, who still has a great deal of improving to do. Dameron, Maryland. Credit: Library of Congress.

Miner takes washtub bath as most the families do. Westover, West Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

But because those laws which are constantly to be executed, and whose force is always to continue, may be made in a little time; therefore there is no need, that the legislative should be always in being, not having always business to do. (Second Treatise of Government)

We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

It would never do.

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I hope they do.

He did whatever he could find to do.

It was easy what he had to do.

With this, my lord, myself have naught to do.

You got stuff to do.

My little nurse stood on a low stool close to the table, to take care of me, and direct what I should do.

I think that we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

The messages often tell a body part what to do. Nerve cells are part of nerves. (references)

Some people have no pain, but most do. Pain in the back and abdomen may be constant and disabling. (references)

Dialysis is a treatment that does the work your kidneys used to do. There are two types of dialysis. (references)

Business

Women listen more to radio than men do. People with low education listen considerably more than people with higher education. (references)

Tour operators report that they are increasingly looking for new and different things to do. Fly/drive holidays are popular, as are motorhome and RV rentals. (references)

More and more parents want their children to dress in the way parents do. As casual fashion is very popular among young parents, children's fashion has become more casual while remaining stylish. (references)

Civil Liberties

Mali

Mauritanians may register for refugee status, although few actually do. The country hosted approximately 1,900 urban refugees as of year's end; four-fifths are from Sierra Leone and 90 percent are in Bamako. (references)

Burma

Buddhist doctrine remained part of the state-mandated curriculum in all elementary schools; however, individual children generally are permitted to choose not to receive instruction in Buddhism, although the Government at times deals harshly with those who do. The Government also funded the construction of the International Theravada Buddhist Missionary University in Rangoon. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

The land law has also been amended to permit limited categories of these investors to buy land use rights to build homes, which other foreigners are not permitted to do. (references)

Human Rights

Philippines

Although Shari'a courts do not have criminal jurisdiction, the MILF asserts that its Islamic law courts do. There were no reports of executions resulting from MILF court decisions during the year. (references)

China

Political prisoners generally benefit from parole and sentence reduction at significantly lower rates than ordinary prisoners do. In addition, authorities summarily tried and sentenced political dissidents to long prison terms. (references)

Morocco

The Court held that the AMDH had requested permission for the event, but that the Ministry of the Interior had not denied it in writing, as it was required to do. In July Ahmed Boukhari, a former intelligence agent, made public allegations regarding the Government's role in the 1965 Paris disappearance of socialist activist Mehdi Ben Barka. (references)

Political Economy

Sudan

High-ranking political prisoners reportedly often enjoy better conditions than other prisoners do. The Government does not permit regular visits to prisons by human rights monitors. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

In addition, the territories of special investment regimes and of priority development do not have independent customs borders as free economic zones do. Each zone is managed by an administration that also approves and registers all investment projects to be carried out in the zone. (references)

Travel

Peru

Peruvian medical facilities do not generally meet U.S. standards, although some private clinics do. However, if visitors take certain precautions about food and drink, the level of risk is manageable. (references)

Women

Equatorial Guinea

If the marriage does not take place the family is required by tradition to return the dowry, which they sometimes cannot do. This can lead to imprisonment of the bride or a family member for the debt. (references)

Colombia

According to the March 2000 report of the UNHCHR, women earn 28 percent less than men do. The National Statistics Institute reported that a higher percentage of women were employed in minimum wage jobs. (references)

Mexico

In July the President estimated that women earn 35 percent less than men do. According to a 1998 academic study, a woman on average needs to have 4 more years of education to earn the same salary as a man in a comparable position. (references)

Worker Rights

Cameroon

Moreover, the legal prohibitions do not include family chores, which in many instances are beyond a child's capacity to do. According to the ILO study, child labor in cities existed mainly in the informal sector such as street vending, car washing, agricultural work, and domestic service. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Albanian

idem (ditto). (various references)

German

Das genügt nicht. (This won't do.). (various references)

Pig Latin

o.day

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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