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You is a direct object in what can I do you for?, where do is the action directly performed on you. See this answer this answer which clarifies the meaning of the do you in what can I do you for?

And the question mark and quotation thing should be changed to ...in "What can I do you for"?

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You is a direct object in what can I do you for?, where do is the action directly performed on you. See this answer which clarifies the meaning of the do you in what can I do you for?

And the question mark and quotation thing should be changed to ...in "What can I do you for"?