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#2 (permalink) Sat Jan 08, 2005 18:59 pm Do over/up |
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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. _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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Alan Co-founder

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#3 (permalink) Fri Feb 04, 2005 13:04 pm Do over/up |
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| 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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Marshall Guest
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#4 (permalink) Fri Feb 04, 2005 14:41 pm Do over |
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Not really - I think that do over on its own is too vague for the sense intended here. _________________ English as a Foreign Language You can read my EFL story Progressive Forms |
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Alan Co-founder

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#5 (permalink) Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:19 am Do over/up |
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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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AndyChe New Member

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#6 (permalink) Thu Jun 02, 2011 23:46 pm meaning of slang expression: 'do up' |
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| Is this British English? I've never heard Americans say "do up." We clean up, fix up, give it a makeover, but never do up. |
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Johnny04 I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#7 (permalink) Fri Jun 03, 2011 0:11 am meaning of slang expression: 'do up' |
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I guess it must be British English, then. It is common in the UK, and I know that a few of the tests have a British bias, just as some others have an American bias. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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Beeesneees Language Coach

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