Common English Collocations with DO

General Good or Bad Actions

do nothing/anything/something/everything
- Are you doing anything special for your birthday?
- You can't do everything by yourself - let me help you.
do a good/great/terrible job
- She did a good job organizing the party.
do well
- I think I did pretty well in the interview.
do badly
- Everyone did badly on the test - the highest grade was 68.
do good
- The non-profit organization has done a lot good in the community.
do the right thing
- When I found someone's wallet on the sidewalk, I turned it in to the police because I wanted to do the right thing
do your best

do your homework
- You can't watch any TV until you've done your homework.
do your hair/nails/make-up
do the shopping/cooking
- My wife always does the shopping, and I do the cooking.
do dishes
- I'll make dinner if you do the dishes afterwards.
do laundry
- I really need to do the laundry - I don't have any clean clothes left!
do ironing

do business
- We do business with clients in fifteen countries.
do a course = take a course
- We're doing a course at the local university.
do a drawing
do a report = write a report
- I'm doing a report on the history of American foreign policy.
do exercise
- I do at least half an hour of exercise every day.