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do it up brown

do it up brown verb: to do something well or thoroughly.

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

Synonyms of do it up brown

Forms of do it up brown

third-person singular presentdoes it up brown
present participledoing it up brown
pastdid it up brown
past participledone it up brown

Questions about do it up brown

What does do it up brown mean?
Do it up brown means to do something well or thoroughly.
What part of speech is do it up brown?
Do it up brown is a verb.
What is the past tense of do it up brown?
The past tense of do it up brown is did it up brown.

Words near do it up brown in the dictionary

  1. do it
  2. do it brown
  3. do it to it
  4. do it tough
  5. do it up
  6. do it up brown
  7. do it yourself
  8. do justice
  9. do loop
  10. do loops
  11. do lunch

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