phrasal verb

Do up

Letter DInseparable

2Sections

Close or fasten clothes, etc.

Meanings

  • Close or fasten clothes, etc. (separable [optional], International English)
  • Repair and renovate (separable [optional], International English)

Examples

  • You must DO UP your safety belt in the back of cars and taxis now.
  • It took them six months to DO UP the house before they could actually move in.

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