do one's homework
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
do one's homework (third-person singular simple present does one's homework, present participle doing one's homework, simple past did one's homework, past participle done one's homework)
- (informal, chiefly in past tense) To prepare oneself with the relevant knowledge; to carry out the necessary research in advance.
- 2009, Colin Thatcher, Final Appeal: Anatomy of a Frame:
- As the hearing went on, Harradence impressed me. When the judge asked for his comment on an issue, Harradence had clearly done his homework and was never taken by surprise.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, homework.