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[do justice to]{v. phr.} 1. To do (something) as well as you should; do properly. •/Barbara had so many things to do that she could not do justice to her lessons./ •/The newspaper man did not do justice to the story./ 2. To eat or drink with enthusiasm or enjoyment. •/The boy did justice to the meal./

[dole out]{v. phr.} To measure out sparingly. •/Since the water ration was running low in the desert, the camp commandant doled out small cups of water to each soldier./

[dollar] See: BET ONE’S BOTTOM DOLLAR at BET ONE’S BOOTS, FEEL LIKE A MILLION or FEEL LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS, LOOK LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS.

[doll up]{v.}, {slang} 1. To dress in fine or fancy clothes. •/The girls dolled up for the big school dance of the year./ •/The girls were all dolled up for the Christmas party./ 2. To make more pretty or attractive. •/The classrooms were all dolled up with Christmas decorations./ Compare: DECKED OUT.

[done for]{adj. phr.} Finished; dead. •/When the police burst in on the crooks, they knew they were done for./

[done to a turn] See: TO A T or TO A TURN.

[done with]{adj. phr.} Finished; completed. •/As soon as you’re done with your work, give us a call./

[don’t cross your bridges until you come to them] See: CROSS A BRIDGE BEFORE ONE COMES TO IT.

[don’t cry before you’re hurt] See: CRY BEFORE ONE IS HURT.

[don’t let’s] See: LET’S DON’T.

[don’t look a gift horse in the mouth] See: LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH.

[do one a good turn]{v. phr.} To perform an act of kindness, friendship, or help to another person, unselfishly, without expectation of reward. •/"I’ll be happy to help you any time you need it," John said. "After all you have done me so many good turns."/

[do one good]{v. phr.} To benefit. •/The fresh air will do you good after having been inside the house all day./

[do one good] or [do one’s heart good] {v. phr.} To give satisfaction; please; gratify. •/It does my heart good to see those children play./

[do one’s best]{v. phr.} To perform at one’s optimum capacity; spare no effort in fulfilling one’s duties. •/"I’ve really done my best teaching you people," the tired professor said on the last day of classes. "I hope you got something out of this course."/

[do one’s bit] or [part] {v. phr.} To shoulder one’s share of responsibility in a communal undertaking; shirk one’s obligation. •/"Let me go home and rest, fellows, " John said. "I think I’ve done my bit for this project. "/

[do one’s thing] or [do one’s own thing] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To do what one does well and actually enjoys doing. •/Two thousand fans paid $15 each to hear the rock group do their thing./ 2. To follow one’s bent; for example, to be engaged in left-wing politics, some sort of meditation, or use of drugs (particularly in the sixties). •/The hippies were doing their own thing when the cops came and busted them./ 3. To be engaged in an unusual activity that strikes others as odd. •/Leave Jim alone, he’s just doing his own thing when he’s standing on his head./

[do one’s worst]{v. phr.} To do one’s utmost by resorting to every foul means possible. •/Hitler did his worst to drive out the Allied invasion from Europe, but he failed./