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doing
/'duː .ɪn/
/'duː .ɪŋ/
He vegged out on the balcony, listening to music and doing absolutely nothing.
Er hat auf dem Balkon gefaulenzt, Musik gehört und absolut nichts gemacht.
She instructed me to twist my torso while doing the exercise.
Sie wies mich an, meinen Oberkörper während der Übung zu drehen.
Please pile your clothes in the basket after doing laundry.
Bitte lege deine Kleidung nach dem Waschen in den Wäschekorb.
He emptied his pockets of loose change before doing the laundry.
Er leerte seine Taschen von Kleingeld, bevor er die Wäsche machte.
She's really hacked off about always doing the cleaning by herself.
Sie hat die Nase voll davon, immer alleine putzen zu müssen.
We're doing our damnedest to raise enough money for the project.
Wir geben sein Bestes, genug Geld für das Projekt zu sammeln.
The committee was dragooned into doing a rushed evaluation of the proposal.
Der Ausschuss wurde dazu gezwungen, den Vorschlag hastig zu bewerten.
At the meeting, I was curious about how everyone was doing.
Bei dem Treffen war ich neugierig, wie es allen so ergeht.
The company is doing better than ever, or so they say.
Die Firma läuft besser als je zuvor, so heißt es.
The politician had no scruples about doing deals with known criminals.
Der Politiker hatte keine Skrupel, Deals mit bekannten Kriminellen zu machen.
The coach walked in and caught the players doing monkey business again.
Der Trainer kam herein und erwischte die Spieler wieder beim Schabernack.
The gross profits can tell us how well the product is doing.
Der Bruttogewinn kann uns zeigen, wie gut sich das Produkt verkauft.
Don't just jump on the bandwagon because everyone else is doing it.
Schwimm nicht einfach mit dem Strom, nur weil alle anderen es tun.
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Expressions with doing: examples and German translations

bully into doing v.
zwingen · drängen
"He bullied her into doing his homework for him."
! can't do right for doing wrong exp.
man kann nichts richtig machen
"He can't do right for doing wrong at work."
! doing anyone any favors exp.
hilft niemandem
"Ignoring the problem isn't doing anyone any favors."
! doing your bit adj.
engagiert · verantwortungsbewusst
"She is very doing your bit in the community cleanup."
! fancy someone doing that v.
auf jemanden stehen
"He fancies her doing that at the party."
! fool into doing v.
dazu bringen · überlisten
"She fooled him into signing the contract."
! nudge into doing v.
anstupsen · ermutigen
"She nudged him into joining the team meeting."
set one's mind on doing v.
sich fest vornehmen
"She set her mind on doing well in the exam."
shame into doing v.
durch Scham dazu bringen
"She shamed him into apologizing for his mistake."
! this is all one's doing exp.
Das ist ganz meine Schuld
"She admitted this is all her doing after the company lost its biggest client."
! badger into doing v.
nötigen · drängen
"She badgered him into doing the chores."
! be doing the honors v.
die zeremonielle Pflicht übernehmen
"He is doing the honors of presenting the award."
blackmail into doing v.
erpressen · unter Druck setzen
"He blackmailed her into signing the contract."
! bulldoze into doing v.
zwingen · drängen
"He bulldozed her into signing the contract."
! con into doing v.
jemanden hereinlegen
"He conned her into giving him money."
! it takes some doing exp.
das erfordert einiges
"Getting that permit approved in a week—it takes some doing."
jolt into doing v.
anstoßen · antreiben
"The deadline jolted her into finishing the report."
none of one's doing n.
nicht sein Verschulden
"The mistake was none of his doing."
nothing doing exp.
Kommt nicht in Frage
"When asked to lend money, he replied, "Nothing doing!""
press into doing v.
drängen · überreden
"She pressed him into signing the contract quickly."

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