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do‧ing

1 if something bad is someone's doing, they did or caused it :
If you fall into this trap, it will be all your own doing.
be somebody's (own) doing
If you fall into this trap, it will be all your own doing.2 to be hard work :
We had to be on the parade ground for 5.30 a.m. and that took some doing.
take some doing
informal
We had to be on the parade ground for 5.30 a.m. and that took some doing.3 events, activities etc that someone is involved in :
Supper is a family get-together, where the doings of the day are talked about.
doings
[plural]
Supper is a family get-together, where the doings of the day are talked about.