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Definition of
to-do noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
to-do
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
tə ˈdu
/
/
[
singular
]
(
informal
)
(
becoming old-fashioned
)
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unnecessary excitement or anger about something
synonym
fuss
What a to-do!
He made a great to-do about being left off the guest list.
See
to-do
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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go on to do
phrasal verb
fall over to do
phrasal verb
to-do list
noun
well-to-do
adjective
do well to do something
do something to death
do things to somebody
so as to do something
be sure to do something
be about to do something
beg leave to do something
be bursting to do something
feel free (to do something)
be going to do something
at liberty to do something
be looking to do something
in order to do something
not be about to do something
be born to be/do something
be calculated to do something
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Phrasal verbs
go on to do
phrasal verb
fall over to do
phrasal verb
Idioms
do well to do something
do something to death
do things to somebody
so as to do something
be sure to do something
be about to do something
beg leave to do something
be bursting to do something
feel free (to do something)
be going to do something
at liberty to do something
be looking to do something
in order to do something
not be about to do something
be born to be/do something
be calculated to do something
do credit to somebody/something
go all out to do something
be guaranteed to do something
in a hurry to do something
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Nearby words
toddler
noun
toddy
noun
to-do
noun
to-do list
noun
toe
noun