doing up
Making look better
Doing up is fastening or securing something: doing up buttons, doing up shoelaces, doing up a zipper.
In British English especially, doing up a house or flat means renovating or redecorating it: They're doing up an old Victorian terrace.
The phrase can also mean wrapping or packaging: doing up a parcel with string.
Small disc fasteners
- zipperToothed closure device
- buckleFrame-and-prong fastener
- latchDoor-securing catch
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
snap · velcro · clasp · hook · shoelaces · cufflink · toggle · drawstring
Set of clothes worn together
- attirePersonal garments collectively
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
- accessorizingAdding decorative extras
styling · primping · grooming · adorning · makeup · hair · jewelry · finishing touches
Eliminating unnecessary possessions
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- neateningMaking more orderly
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
sorting · arranging · clearing · sprucing · freshening · ordering · packaging · wrapping
buttons
Small disc fasteners
tie · snap · velcro · clasp · hook · shoelaces · cufflink · toggle · drawstring · ribbon
outfit
Set of clothes worn together
- attirePersonal garments collectively
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- wardrobeGarment storage furniture
accessorizing · styling · primping · grooming · adorning · makeup · hair · jewelry · finishing touches · elegance
decluttering
Eliminating unnecessary possessions
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- straighteningMaking something not crooked
- neateningMaking more orderly
cleaning · sorting · arranging · clearing · sprucing · freshening · ordering · packaging · wrapping · bundling
refurbish
Restore worn items
- remodelReconstruct or redesign
- redecorateUpdate interior design
- restoreReturn to earlier state
revamp · modernize · makeover · transform · repaint · update · overhaul · upgrade · refit · spruce up
doing upundoing
Cause of destruction
unfastening · unbuttoning · unzipping · unwrapping · unlacing
doing upneglecting
Failing to attend to
running down · leaving alone · demolishing · abandoning · gutting
doing updressing down
Harsh verbal reprimand
toning down · stripping down · messing up · disheveling · underdressing
done, doing, undone, overdo, overdone, upping, outdone, redone, redoing