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did it up brown

did it up brown is the simple past of do it up brown.

Meaning of do it up brown

Verb

do it up brown (third-person singular simple present does it up brown, present participle doing it up brown, simple past did it up brown, past participle done it up brown)

  1. (dated, slang) To do something well or thoroughly.
    • […] seized by Mr. Stompff, who, scarcely waiting to carry him out of earshot, began, “Well! you've done it up brown this time, my man, and no flies! Your pictures have woke 'em up. They're talking of nothing else. […]1865, Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers, page 513
    Synonyms:
    do it brown

Questions about did it up brown

What is did it up brown the simple past of?
Did it up brown is the simple past of do it up brown.

Words near did it up brown in the dictionary

  1. did ill
  2. did in
  3. did it
  4. did it brown
  5. did it tough
  6. did it up brown
  7. did justice
  8. did lunch
  9. did more harm than good
  10. did my back hurt your knife
  11. did not bat

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