do up

verb

To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.) (transitive) · I can't do up my shirt. The button is missing.· Help me do up this zipper.
To redecorate (a room, etc.); to make improvements to (a home or domestic property). (colloquial, transitive) · Near-synonyms: fix up, spruce up, vamp up· I'm going to do up the living room next.
To execute a task or performance; to execute it well. (informal, transitive) · This time I'm going to do it up right.· Previously they had cut corners on the dinner menu, but this time they really did it up.
To pack together and envelop; to pack up, tie up, or both. (transitive) · I did up the parcel with string and took it to the post office.
To accomplish thoroughly. (dated, transitive)
To beat up; to physically assault. (slang)
To style (someone's hair); (especially) to give someone (i.e., oneself or another) an updo. (transitive)

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