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done it up brown

done it up brown is the past participle 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 done it up brown

What is done it up brown the past participle of?
Done it up brown is the past participle of do it up brown.

Words near done it up brown in the dictionary

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

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