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doing it up brown

doing it up brown is the present participle and gerund 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 doing it up brown

What is doing it up brown the present participle and gerund of?
Doing it up brown is the present participle and gerund of do it up brown.

Words near doing it up brown in the dictionary

  1. doing ill
  2. doing in
  3. doing it
  4. doing it brown
  5. doing it tough
  6. doing it up brown
  7. doing justice
  8. doing lunch
  9. doing more harm than good
  10. doing nothing
  11. doing numbers

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