do up
Example Sentences
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"There are so many people desperate for homes, my son has just bought an old house which he'll have to do up bit by bit as he can afford it."
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
“I can ask, ‘Can you tell me when I won’t be able to do up the buttons on my shirt or operate a phone?’” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025
As they say, Blinken is on a high wire right now—and he’s got a lot of balancing to do up there.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2023
“Some of the things that they do up front with their line movement, stuff like that is pretty good,” he said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2022
“Actually,” he confessed cheerfully, “this will be my first time, same as you. It should be interesting to see how I do up there.”
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
