do a number on
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Podcast: 'People expected Spurs to do a number on Rangers'
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024
White can even jettison a piece as his queen and the rook do a number on the exposed Black king: 21.
From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2023
After Rams receiver and alum Robert Woods gives Serra players Beats headphones, they do a number on Bakersfield Liberty to win CIF Division 1-A title.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2021
But they are still a dangerous, streetwise team, and you don’t need to read between too many lines to know how much they would love to do a number on England today.
From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2021
The one trying to do a number on Judge Willmore to get his sentence lightened?
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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