do your bit

do your bit
British informal
to do what you can to help, or to do your part of what has to be done

We felt good knowing that we were doing our bit.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • do your bit — british informal phrase to do what you can to help, or to do your part of what has to be done We felt good knowing that we were doing our bit. Thesaurus: to help someonesynonym Main entry: bit * * * do your bit …   Useful english dictionary

  • do your bit — do (your) bit to do your share of an activity. I just want to come to work and do my bit and not talk to anybody about my personal life. Related vocabulary: do your share …   New idioms dictionary

  • bit — bit1 W1S1 [bıt] adv, pron ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(only slightly)¦ 2¦(amount)¦ 3¦(quite a lot)¦ 4¦(time/distance)¦ 5 a bit of a something 6 not a bit/not one bit 7 every bit as important/bad/good etc 8 bit by bit 9 a/one bit at a time …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bit — 1 /bIt/ noun (C) 1 SLIGHTLY/FAIRLY a bit informal, especially BrE a) slightly, but not very; a little: Could you turn the radio down a bit, please? | Stay a bit longer it s still early. | I think you re a bit young to be watching this. | a bit… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bit — bit1 function word *** A bit can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: We waited a bit, and then decided to go. (before an adjective or adverb): It s a bit cold in here, isn t it? as a pronoun: She d only eaten a bit before she started… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bit — [[t]bɪ̱t[/t]] ♦ bits 1) QUANT: QUANT of n uncount A bit of something is a small amount of it. All it required was a bit of work... I got paid a little bit of money. 2) PHRASE: PHR adj/adv/prep (vagueness) A bit means to a small extent or degree.… …   English dictionary

  • bit — I UK [bɪt] / US noun Word forms bit : singular bit plural bits ** 1) a piece or part of something a) [countable] a small piece of something I m having some cake. Do you want a bit? bit of: He had bits of food stuck in between his teeth. bits and… …   English dictionary

  • bit*/*/*/ — [bɪt] grammar word I summary: A bit can be: ■ an adverb: We waited a bit, and then decided to go. ♦ It s a bit cold in here, isn t it? ■ a pronoun: She only ate a little bit. ♦ I could use a bit of help. a bit informal 1) slightly, or a… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • bit — noun (esp. BrE) 1 a bit small amount ADJECTIVE ▪ little, teensy (informal), wee (esp. BrE) ▪ He helped me a little bit in the afternoon. PHRASES ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • bit between your teeth — If you take or have the bit between your teeth, you take or have control of a situation. (Bit = piece of metal in a horse s mouth ) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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