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What does ‘Could Do With’ mean?
Related forms: Transitive and inseparable:
To need, to want.
“Your car could do with a clean”.
“I could do with some extra money this month”.
“This phrasal verb can be used to make suggestions, or to be critical. Take care because there is a fine line between the two”.
“This engine could do with tuning. (suggestion)”.
“You could do with a bath. (implication that you smell bad)”.
Watch: ‘Could Do With’ explained
Video transcript
Could do with