do damage

This page is about the collocation do damage

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to cause harm or damage

For example

  • Did the storm do much damage?

  • Drinking too much alcohol can do a lot of damage to your liver.

Quick Quiz

The fire didn't do much damage because

a. we put it out quickly

b. we couldn't put it out

c. we didn't know about it
a) we put it out quickly b) we couldn't put it out c) we didn't know about it

Contributor: Matt Errey