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meaning of slang expression: 'do up'



 
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meaning of slang expression: 'do up' #1 (permalink) Sat Jan 08, 2005 17:49 pm   meaning of slang expression: 'do up'
 

Test No. incompl/advan-6 "Phrasal Verbs", question 6

When spring comes, people often feel inclined to ......... their houses.

(a) do over
(b) do through
(c) do up
(d) do in

Test No. incompl/advan-6 "Phrasal Verbs", answer 6

When spring comes, people often feel inclined to do up their houses.

Correct answer: (c) do up

Your answer was: incorrect
When spring comes, people often feel inclined to do over their houses.
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What's the difference between "do up" and "do over" I've never heard any of these expressions in English
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Do over/up #2 (permalink) Sat Jan 08, 2005 18:59 pm   Do over/up
 

Do over is a slang expression which means hit someone until you get what you want. Do up means decorate in the sense of paint and make a room/house look more attractive.
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Do over/up #3 (permalink) Fri Feb 04, 2005 13:04 pm   Do over/up
 

Alan wrote:
Do over is a slang expression which means hit someone until you get what you want. Do up means decorate in the sense of paint and make a room/house look more attractive.
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I've always been taught the prashal verb 'do over' as do sth again or redecorate, which fits the blank in this sentence, doesn't it?
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Do over #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 04, 2005 14:41 pm   Do over
 

Not really - I think that do over on its own is too vague for the sense intended here.
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Do over/up #5 (permalink) Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:19 am   Do over/up
 

Hi,
here are two first sentences i found in net:
Do over - a second chance to perform a certain move or action.
The new owners are going to do over the entire building in the fall.

I believe in this test two right answers at least are possible.
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