do up

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In outline, her plan would work like this: the government gives a council or housing association an average of £80,000 to buy and do up a property.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

“We’re feeling good about what we have to do up there tonight to keep that site secure.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

As they say, Blinken is on a high wire right now—and he’s got a lot of balancing to do up there.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2023

“Some of the things that they do up front with their line movement, stuff like that is pretty good,” he said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2022

“You know, I really honestly thought about it for the first time in Corsica, I mean really thought about what you do up there with your friends.”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee