do over
Definition of do over
1 US : to do (something) again I made a mistake when I measured the window and I had to do it over (again). If I had to do it (all) over again, I would have stayed in college.
2 : to decorate or change a room, house, etc., so that it looks very different We're planning to do over the kitchen next year. do the whole house over
3 British, informal : to attack and beat (someone) He got done over by a gang of teenagers.
From the M-W Editors
Word by Word Definitions
: to bring to pass : carry out
: put
: perform, execute
: fuss, ado
: deed, duty
: a festive get-together : affair, party
: the first tone of the major scale in solfège
: ditto
: double occupancy
: across a barrier or intervening (see intervene 4) space
: across the goal line in football
: forward beyond an edge or brink and often down
: used as a function word to indicate motion or situation in a position higher than or above another
: used as a function word to indicate the possession of authority, power, or jurisdiction in regard to some thing or person
: used as a function word to indicate superiority, advantage, or preference
: upper, higher
: outer, covering
: excessive
: to leap over
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