that'll do it to you

English

Phrase

that'll do it to you

1. (colloquial) That will have that effect on one.
   • 2004, Thomas Sparrow, Northwoods Standoff, Bluestone Press, →ISBN, page 164:

     "Yup. I guess this blond-haired guy pistol-whipped him, out of jealousy over a woman."
     "That'll do it to you, all right."

   • 2008 October 23, Chris Riemenschneider, “Where there's smoke, there's ... Cheech and Chong”, in Star Tribune‎^[1]:

     Chong: You look back and realize how silly it was. What it was was success. That'll do it to you. That's why groups break up.

   • 2019 October 27, Jarvis Landry, “Cleveland Browns Postgame Quotes 10/27”, in New England Patriots‎^[2]:

     Then you add on top the penalties, especially in crucial situations, that'll do it to you. That'll get you beat.