do over

do over
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "do over":
present tense I/you/we/they do over he/she/it does over present participle doing over past tense did over past participle done over informal
1) [usually passive] British if your house has been done over, thieves have got into it and stolen things from it, usually causing damage

As soon as I opened the door, I could see the place had been done over.

2) British to attack someone and hit and kick them

He was done over by a gang of kids.

3) mainly American to decorate a building or room again in a completely different way

Can we afford to have the house done over?

4) do something over
American to do something again from the beginning, especially because you did it badly the first time

OK, we'll do it over, but try to sing the right words this time.


English dictionary. 2014.

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