do a

See also: doa and DOA

English

Verb

do a... (followed by a name)

(idiomatic) To emulate the behavior/behaviour that is generally attributed to the individual named.
He did a Henry VIII and got married six times.

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 the audience or readers.

Conjugation

The beginning "do" conjugates in the same way as do.

Translations

To emulate the behavio(u)r generally attributed to the individual named

Finnish: tehdä + a proper noun in nominative plural

See also

pull a...

Anagrams

ADO, AoD, DAO, Dao, ODA, Oda, ado, dao, oad, oda

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