DO UP


Meaning of DO UP in English

1.

If you do something up , you fasten it.

Mari did up the buttons...

Keep your scarf on, do your coat up.

PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P

2.

If you do up an old building, you decorate and repair it so that it is in a better condition. ( BRIT )

Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.

PHRASAL VERB : V n P , also V P n (not pron)

3.

If you say that a person or room is done up in a particular way, you mean they are dressed or decorated in that way, often a way that is rather ridiculous or extreme.

...Beatrice, usually done up like the fairy on the Christmas tree...

PHRASAL VERB : usu passive , be V-ed prep / adv

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