do up

Example Sentences

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His "lobster", which he was still testing, can do up to 200 in just two minutes, he claimed.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“I can ask, ‘Can you tell me when I won’t be able to do up the buttons on my shirt or operate a phone?’” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 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

LeAlan: But what’s Shorty gonna do up there?

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones