āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to do up
[phrase form: do]
01
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž, āĻŦāύā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
to fasten, button, zip, or otherwise secure something, often related to clothing or accessories
Transitive: to do up a button or similar fastening
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before heading out, he made sure to do up the buttons on his coat to stay warm.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
02
āϏāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž
to make oneself look neat or stylish, especially by dressing up or putting on makeup
Dialect
British
Transitive: to do up oneself
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before the party, he decided to do himself up, opting for a sharp suit and polished shoes.
āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻā§, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧠āϏā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āϏāĻāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§
to improve the appearance of a building by repairing or decorating it
Dialect
British
Transitive: to do up a building
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The business owner invested in doing up the storefront to attract more customers with an appealing look.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖā§āϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻ
āĻāĻļāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
04
āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāύā§āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to prepare food
Transitive: to do up food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Instead of ordering takeout, she chose to do up a homemade meal for her family.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ
āϰā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤā§, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
05
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
to clean a room or a house thoroughly, often in preparation for a special occasion or a new occupant
Transitive: to do up a room or a house
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tenants were required to do up the apartment before moving out, leaving it in pristine condition.
āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻŽā§āύā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§, āĻŦāĻžāĻāϧāĻž
to wrap something into a compact form
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you help me do up this package before we head to the post office?
āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϏā§āĻ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāϝā§āϝ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ?
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