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Phrase(s): The butler did it. 1. Lit. The butler performed the crime. (A catchphrase.) • I know who killed Lord Drax. The butler did it! I saw him! 2. Fig. It happened just the way it always happens. • Of course, that’s it. The butler did it. The butler always does it.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs