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do ill

idiom
Meaning

To harm, to injure.


Examples
SIMPLE

He would never do ill to anyone.

CONTEXTUAL

The old man lived quietly in the woods and never did ill to his neighbors.

COMPLEX

Despite the rumors spread by his rivals, the king insisted that he had done no ill to the people of his realm.

Anchors to
Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    be taken ill

    To become ill.

  2. 02

    bird of ill omen

    A person who brings bad news.

  3. 03

    house of ill fame

    A brothel

  4. 04

    ill health

    A state of illness, or bad health.

  5. 05

    lie ill in one's mouth

    To sound artificial or contradictory.

  6. 06

    take ill

    To become ill, to fall ill.

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