"do one's stuff" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: does one's stuff [present, singular, third-person], doing one's stuff [participle, present], did one's stuff [past], done one's stuff [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<does,,did,done>}} do one's stuff (third-person singular simple present does one's stuff, present participle doing one's stuff, simple past did one's stuff, past participle done one's stuff)
  1. Synonym of do one's thing. Synonyms: do one's thing [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: show one's stuff, strut one's stuff, know one's stuff
    Sense id: en-do_one's_stuff-en-verb-zR2YsPOd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. To execute one's role or duty; to perform as one is expected to.
    Sense id: en-do_one's_stuff-en-verb-1eKp3nde

Inflected forms

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