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does it up brown

does it up brown is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 does it up brown

What is does it up brown the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does it up brown is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do it up brown.

Words near does it up brown in the dictionary

  1. does ill
  2. does in
  3. does it
  4. does it brown
  5. does it tough
  6. does it up brown
  7. does justice
  8. does lunch
  9. does Macy's tell Gimbel's
  10. does more harm than good
  11. does not compute

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