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"I did a runner" British idiom means I ran away without paying. The only problem with "I did a water" is I don't know what "a water" is without context. If per
by stonemetal12 2y ago
"I did a runner" British idiom means I ran away without paying. The only problem with "I did a water" is I don't know what "a water" is without context. If person A said "I did a shot" and person B said "I did a water", it would make perfect sense.
- thfuran 2y agoI can't offhand think of a case where that construction is appropriate for a noun that isn't a nominalized verb.