Idioms for do
Origin of do
1
before 900; Middle English, Old English
dōn; cognate with Dutch
doen, German
tun; akin to Latin
-dere to put,
facere to make, do, Greek
tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit
dadhāti (he) puts
synonym study for do
3.
Do,
accomplish,
achieve mean to bring some action to a conclusion.
Do is the general word:
He did a great deal of hard work.
Accomplish and
achieve both connote successful completion of an undertaking.
Accomplish emphasizes attaining a desired goal through effort, skill, and perseverance:
to accomplish what one has hoped for.
Achieve emphasizes accomplishing something important, excellent, or great:
to achieve a major breakthrough.
Words nearby do
British Dictionary definitions for do up (1 of 5)
do up
verb (adverb; mainly tr)
to wrap and make into a bundle
to do up a parcel
to cause the downfall of (a person)
to beautify or adorn
(also intr)
to fasten or be fastened
this skirt does up at the back
informal
to renovate or redecorate
slang
to assault
British Dictionary definitions for do up (2 of 5)
DO
abbreviation for
Doctor of Optometry
Doctor of Osteopathy
British Dictionary definitions for do up (3 of 5)
do
1
/ (duː, unstressed dʊ, də) /
verb does, doing, did or done
noun plural dos or do's
Word Origin for do
Old English
dōn; related to Old Frisian
duān, Old High German
tuon, Latin
abdere to put away, Greek
tithenai to place; see
deed,
doom
British Dictionary definitions for do up (4 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for do up (5 of 5)
do
3
the internet domain name for
Dominican Republic
Idioms and Phrases with do up
do up
Fasten up or put up; also, dress up. For example, Let's do up all the gifts in matching paper, or Please help me do up the collar button, or Jane did up her hair for the dance, or The children were all done up in their best outfits. [c. 1800]
do something up brown or do it up brown. Do something thoroughly or very well, as in They really did it up brown for the dinner party. The allusion here is unclear, but it may be to wrapping a package in brown paper. [Mid-1800s]