do something/nothing for/to sb
I found this expression in a textbook and would like to know if you use it in your speech. How common is it?
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What expression? All four options? With suitable substitutions for the pronouns, all of them are possible. The for and something options are most common.
Can I do something for him? That drug did nothing for me. My uncle did nothing to me. Did you do something to your teacher?
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They are all options. Maybe one good piece of insight for you is that
do something for someone generally means to help
do something to someone generally means to hurt them
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those are different
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