DO UP


Meaning of DO UP in English

do up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ do )

1 . to fasten something, or to be fastened in a particular way

do something ↔ up

Do up your coat or you’ll get cold.

a skirt which does up at the back

2 . do something ↔ up to repair an old building or car, or to improve its appearance:

They did up an old cottage in the Scottish Highlands.

3 . do something ↔ up to decorate something in a particular way:

The apartment was done up in Viennese style.

4 . do something ↔ up to wrap something in paper

5 . do yourself up to make yourself look neat and attractive:

Sue spent ages doing herself up.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.