do up

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One driver told the BBC his firm would do up to 15 drop-offs daily from a hotel in south-east London to a doctors surgery around two miles away.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Principal characters like Ventimiglia will typically do up to 120 poses — all to make sure the nuances of someone’s face are captured.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 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

Harry dawdled behind, taking an inordinate amount of time to do up his bag.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling