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as in to decorate
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming
the whole house had been done up for Halloween
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as in to clothe
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws
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as in to wear
to use up all the physical energy of
all of this fussing about the wedding has done me up
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Rooms have full-sized Cowshed products, a hair dryer, and a flat iron to get all done up up before hitting the town.
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Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2024
Our room was done up in modern farmhouse style (the hotel sits on what was once the estate’s center of agriculture), with a window seat my daughter quickly claimed as her own.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Guest rooms, suites, and villas are done up in lake cottage style, with some offering water views.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Rooms are done up in a very Capri color scheme of blue and white—milky ceramic tiles feature blue motifs, and blanched white linen upholstery adds a crispness.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 9 July 2024
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Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2024
Our room was done up in modern farmhouse style (the hotel sits on what was once the estate’s center of agriculture), with a window seat my daughter quickly claimed as her own.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Guest rooms, suites, and villas are done up in lake cottage style, with some offering water views.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
Rooms are done up in a very Capri color scheme of blue and white—milky ceramic tiles feature blue motifs, and blanched white linen upholstery adds a crispness.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 9 July 2024
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“Do up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/do%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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