do someone like that: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  UKUSAustraliainformalcolloquial
  • To treat someone in a specified manner, often implying mistreatment, betrayal, or unfair behavior toward them.

  Examples

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  • I can't believe he did me like that, spreading lies about me behind my back.

    No puedo creer que me haya tratado así, difundiendo mentiras sobre mí a mis espaldas.

  • She asked, 'Why would you do someone like that after all we've been through?'

    Ella preguntó, '¿Por qué le harías eso a alguien después de todo lo que hemos pasado?'

  • They did him like that by excluding him from the meeting without explanation.

    Lo trataron así al excluirlo de la reunión sin explicación.

• 2.

  UKUSinformalcolloquial
  • To perform an action toward someone in the way described or implied, without necessarily carrying a negative connotation.

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  • During the game, the coach did the players like that by switching positions to confuse the opponents.

    Durante el juego, el entrenador hizo eso con los jugadores cambiando posiciones para confundir a los oponentes.

  • He did me like that by helping me move into my new apartment when I had no one else to ask.

    Me hizo eso ayudándome a mudarme a mi nuevo apartamento cuando no tenía a nadie más a quien pedir.

  • They did us like that by organizing a surprise party we never expected.

    Nos hicieron eso organizando una fiesta sorpresa que nunca esperábamos.