to do you wrong
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5.9
- phrasal verb
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- There's no blacker joke than the timely comeuppance of someone who's done you wrong.
- I never do you wrong
- have you ever done you wrong
- I am going to do you wrong
We don't forget, so if you do us wrong, we don't forget it.
- We don't forget, so if you do us wrong, we don't forget it.
- If someone has done you wrong, well what are you going to do?
- Just know that whatever we fell out about, not because I did you wrong, because you did me wrong.
- And I've seen these situations end up going turning into that same man you thought would never do you wrong cheating on you.
- Even in situations where that person does US wrong, there is something to learn about what we could have done better.
- So in the the very worst case scenario, the people who did you wrong really helped build the savage human that you are to become successful.
Examples
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You know, I used to think it was everybody else that was doing me wrong.
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I’ve done you wrong, Let no forgiveness be shown.
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If someone has done you wrong, well what are you going to do?
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If someone has done you wrong, well, what are you going to do?
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Just know that whatever we fell out about, not because I did you wrong, because you did me wrong.
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Why would you wanna do me wrong?
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But I would never do you wrong
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Having compassion when someone has done you wrong means that you react with dignity, integrity, and understanding.
Blog text (28) -
But if you're in Cancun or Malaysia, the local doctors are probably not going to do you wrong.
Blog text (4) -
I would never do you wrong by betraying your trust.
Synonyms
397
4.2
Let someone down when they need you
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5.2
Treat someone unfairly
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8.4
Treat someone unfairly or hurt them, often when they trust you
Antonyms
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to treat someone unfairly' is directly derivable from combining 'do' (to cause or perform) with 'wrong' (to treat unjustly), with 'you' as the object; this is a straightforward compositional pattern similar to 'do harm' or 'do someone harm' in many languages. Because the sense maps transparently to the constituent meanings and follows common cross-linguistic patterns, a B1 learner who knows the words would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase do you wrong comes from a simple image: someone doing a wrong thing to you, like breaking a promise or hurting you. So it means 'to treat someone unfairly' or 'to betray their trust'.