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do it yourself

do it yourself noun: the practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.

Noun

do it yourself (uncountable)

  1. The practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.
    • THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. By O. S. Nock. Ian Allan. 30s.
      [...] One scarcely imagined, for example, that the great steel works at Crewe owed its existence to Sir Richard Moon's penchant for the principle of "Do it yourself", a principle born of a methodical, economical and far-seeing mind.1960 October, “New reading on railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 640
  2. (attributive, often) The habit or approach of doing something for oneself, rather than for example buying a prepared product.
    • The relationship between punk's do-it-yourself philosophy and the music industry, along with fashion suppliers, […]2020, Matt Grimes, Mike Dines, Punk Now!!: Contemporary Perspectives on Punk

do it yourself meaning in Malay and Indonesian

do it yourself in Malay

practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY
kerja bertukang sendiri, dibuat individu dengan yakin

do it yourself in Indonesian

practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself — see also DIY
swakriya

Synonyms of do it yourself

Words formed from do it yourself

Questions about do it yourself

What does do it yourself mean?
Do it yourself means the practice of doing home improvements and maintenance oneself, rather than employing a professional.
What is do it yourself in Malay?
Do it yourself in Malay is kerja bertukang sendiri, dibuat individu dengan yakin. See Do it yourself meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is do it yourself?
Do it yourself is a noun.

Words near do it yourself in the dictionary

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

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