do for
US /duː fɔːr/
UK /duː fɔːr/
1.
To destroy or kill somebody/something, or to have a very bad or harmful effect on them.
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That scandal did for his career.
1.
To cheat someone so that they lose a particular amount of money.
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I ended up in a dodgy poker game and got done for my week’s wages.