(動詞) 虐待；惡劣地對待。
- Both parents have denied charges of doing a number on their children. (父母雙方均否認虐待子女的指控)
- I’m not surprised you’re tired out; this job can really do a number on you at times. (你累壞了我並不驚訝；這項工作有時真的會搞死你)
- Your ex-girlfriend really did a number on you, huh? (你的前女友真的對你很不好，是不是？)
(動詞) 損壞；做某事做得很差勁。
- My brother really did a number on my car. That’s the last time I hire family to do repairs. (我弟弟真的弄壞了我的車子。那是我最後一次雇用家人修車)