Relationships
know what to do with someone
know how to handle someone
To know how to deal with or manage a person in a particular situation.
Hear it in real life
Why did you move him to another project?
I didn't know what to do with him after he refused to work with the team.
I never know what to do with my dad when he gets angry over small things.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I don't know what to do for him when he gets angry.
Say: I don't know what to do with him when he gets angry.
Use “with” to mean figuring out how to handle a person, rather than deciding what help to give them.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
know what to do with him; knew what to do with me
Your turn: say it out loud
I never know what to do with my dad when he gets angry over small things.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
know what to do with someone
know how to handle someone
“I never know what to do with my dad when he gets angry over small things.”
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