"do it up brown" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: does it up brown [present, singular, third-person], doing it up brown [participle, present], did it up brown [past], done it up brown [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> it up brown}} do it up brown (third-person singular simple present does it up brown, present participle doing it up brown, simple past did it up brown, past participle done it up brown)
  1. (slang, dated) To do something well or thoroughly. Tags: dated, slang Synonyms: do it brown Related terms: do someone brown, done brown
    Sense id: en-do_it_up_brown-en-verb-trPAIpQb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

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