do for someone

do for someone
do for someone
1. to provide for someone; to take care of or serve someone. •

Do you expect me to stay home and do for you for the rest of my life?

I can't do for all of them!

2. to suffice for someone; to be sufficient for someone. •

Will this amount of sweet potatoes do for you?

Yes, this will do for me fine.

3. See also done for.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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