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do over

verb as in beat up

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Think of it as the Jersey Shore exception, where you can act like a brutish goon and the first bust is essentially a do-over.

In 2010, I attended my 10-year high-school reunion, where the theme was “Prom Do-Over.”

Right about now, Micah Moore appears to be looking for a do-over.

A do-over is rare in politics, and the Supreme Court handed one to President Obama by upholding his much-maligned health-care law.

Superman got a do-over, so maybe the writers should get one too?

His wife raised an awful to-do over this, but Helli was firm and for another year he fed and petted the Grouse.

Jetty is making a terrible to-do over a solitary china one in her nest.

Frequently, too, he indulges in a great to-do over nothing, fairly splitting your ears with his noisy cries.

I have said it is a to-do over nothing, though Mr. Jay may think he has the best reason in the world for making a fuss.

But they'd had trouble even before then; for right from the start there was a pretty how-d'ye-do over the plot.

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On this page you'll find 128 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to do over, such as: batter, attack, work over, hammer, knock about/knock around, and pulverize.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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