"do the dirty on" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: EN-AU ck1 do the dirty on.ogg , En-au-do the dirty on.ogg Forms: does the dirty on [present, singular, third-person], doing the dirty on [participle, present], did the dirty on [past], done the dirty on [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> the dirty on}} do the dirty on (third-person singular simple present does the dirty on, present participle doing the dirty on, simple past did the dirty on, past participle done the dirty on)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive, UK, Australia, informal) To treat (someone) in an unfair manner; to cheat or betray. Tags: Australia, UK, idiomatic, informal, transitive Synonyms: do someone dirty

Inflected forms

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