Sentence examples for do up from inspiring English sources

"do up" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is a phrasal verb (verb + particle) that means to fasten or close. Example: Make sure to do up your coat button so you don't catch a cold.

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do up

verb

To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.)

  • I can't do up my shirt. The button is missing.

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They do up to a point.

"He appreciates what we do up front.

The little pearl buttons won't do up.

There's so much to do up here.

This stuff we do up here really matters".

"That's a direct correlation to how we do up front.

"What's he do up there?" "Looks for his cows".

And why won't he ever do up his coat?

We'll see what he can do up here".

And the vast majority of them do up to 90%.

We pay taxes just as well as they do up north.

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