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do something up1Fasten something: she drew on her coat and did up the buttons...- Their top buttons were done up, and stayed that way.
- He does his coat up.
- She does her coat up and slowly makes for the door then stops.
Synonyms fasten, tie, tie up, lace, knot, make a knot in, tie a bow in; make fast, secure, bind, tighten 1.1Arrange one’s hair in a particular way, especially so as to be pulled back from one’s face or shoulders: her dark hair was done up in a pony tail...- Rosalie looked very relaxed and content and was wearing a blue summer halter dress and her hair was done up in a loose chignon.
- I did my hair up in a high ponytail and went out to have some breakfast.
- The dress went down midway past her knees, and her hair was done up in a complex braid.
1.2Wrap something up: unwieldy packs all done up with string...- She arrived one snowy day with a shapeless parcel done up in tissue-paper.
- The shopkeeper did up the parcel, handed it me across the counter, took the half-dollar coin I gave him, and I left the shop.
- She held out a brightly wrapped package done up with gold ribbon and a sparkling golden bow.
2British informal Renovate or redecorate a room or building: Mrs Hamilton did the place up for letting...- We were now living in a house that was a building site, with no money to do it up.
- They claim to have spent about £115,000 doing up the flat.
- I put more than £20,000 of my own capital into buying and doing up a place in Fulham, but I sold it too soon to recoup the outlay, just a year later.
Synonyms renovate, refurbish, refit, restore, redecorate, decorate, revamp, make over, modernize, improve, spruce up, smarten up, brighten up, prettify, enhance informal fix up, vamp up, give something a facelift British informal tart up, posh up North American informal rehab See parent entry: do |