do with something phrasal verb (
see also do)
1. could do with something spoken to need or want something:
I could have done with some help this morning.2. have/be to do with somebody/something to be about something, be related to something, or be involved with something:
Their conversation had been largely to do with work. I’m sorry about the accident, but it’s nothing to do with me (=I am not involved in any way). This question doesn’t have anything to do with the main topic of the survey. I’m sure her problems have something to do with what happened when she was a child.3. what to do with yourself how to spend your time:
She didn’t know what to do with herself after she retired.4. what somebody should do with something/what to do with something etc used to ask or talk about how someone should deal with something:
What shall I do with these papers? I wouldn’t know what to do with a newborn baby.5. what has somebody done with something? spoken used to ask where someone has put something:
What have you done with the remote for the TV?6. what is somebody doing with something? used to ask why someone has something:
What are you doing with my diary?7. I can’t be doing with something British English spoken used to say that you are annoyed by something and do not want to have to think about it:
I can’t be doing with all this right now. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
do with v. 1. To find enough for one's needs; manage.
■ Usually follows "can".
Some children can do with very little spending money. Compare: GET ALONG, MAKE DO.
2. To make use of; find useful or helpful.
■ Follows "can" or "could".
After a hard day's work, a man can do with a good, hot meal. After cleaning out the basement, the boy could do with a bath. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲