do with

do with
transitive verb
1) (get by with) auskommen mit; (get benefit from)

I could do with a glass of orange juice — ich könnte ein Glas Orangensaft vertragen (ugs.)

he could do with a good hiding — eine Tracht Prügel würde ihm nicht schaden

2)

have to do with — zu tun haben mit

have something/nothing to do with something/somebody — etwas/nichts mit etwas/jemandem zu tun haben

* * *
do with
vi
1. BRIT (fam: bear)
sb can't [or cannot] \do with [or be \do withing] with sth jd kann etw nicht ertragen
I can't \do with with all this shouting and screaming ich kann das Geschreie nicht mehr ertragen
I really can't \do with with you behaving like this ich finde es unerträglich, wie du dich benimmst!
2. BRIT (fam: need)
sb could \do with with sth jd könnte etw brauchen
I could \do with with a sleep ich könnte jetzt etwas Schlaf gebrauchen
I could \do with with a cup of tea eine Tasse Tee wäre jetzt schön
3. (be related to)
to be [or have] to \do with with sth mit etw dat zu tun haben, um etw akk gehen
why did you want to talk to me? — it's to \do with with a complaint warum wollten Sie mich sprechen? — es geht um eine Beschwerde
to be [or have] nothing to \do with with sth mit etw dat nichts zu tun haben
what's that got to \do with with it? was hat das damit zu tun?
4. (be involved with)
to have nothing/something/a lot to \do with with sth nichts/etwas/viel mit etw dat zu tun haben
what's that got to \do with with it? was hat das damit zu tun?
to be [or have] to \do with with sth von etw dat handeln
what's your book about? — it's to \do with with human behaviour worum geht es in deinem Buch? — es geht um menschliches Verhalten
6. (refuse contact)
to not have anything [more] to \do with with sb nichts [mehr] mit jdm zu tun haben
7. (not concern)
sth has nothing to \do with with sb etw geht jdn nichts an
it has nothing to \do with with you what my son does was mein Sohn macht, geht dich nichts an
it's my decision — it's nothing to \do with with you! das ist meine Entscheidung — das geht dich nichts an!
* * *
do with v/t & v/i
1. etwas tun oder anfangen mit:
I can’t do anything with it (him) ich kann nichts damit (mit ihm) anfangen;
I won’t have anything to do with it (you) ich will nichts damit (mit dir) zu tun oder zu schaffen haben;
it has nothing to do with you es hat nichts mit dir zu tun;
he didn’t know what to do with himself er wusste nicht, was er mit sich anfangen sollte; academic.ru/21778/done">done B 5
2. auskommen mit, sich begnügen mit:
we can do with it wir können damit auskommen
3. could do with umg (sehr gut) brauchen können:
he could do with the money;
I could do with a glass of beer ich könnte ein Glas Bier vertragen;
he could do with a haircut er müsste sich mal (wieder) die Haare schneiden lassen
* * *
transitive verb
1) (get by with) auskommen mit; (get benefit from)

I could do with a glass of orange juice — ich könnte ein Glas Orangensaft vertragen (ugs.)

he could do with a good hiding — eine Tracht Prügel würde ihm nicht schaden

2)

have to do with — zu tun haben mit

have something/nothing to do with something/somebody — etwas/nichts mit etwas/jemandem zu tun haben


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