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do up the button
"do up the button", or shall I use "button up" when I want to describe the action to do all my buttons on my cloth.
Jan 15, 2012 1:30 PM
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You can do up the buttons and you can button them up. Do up / button up. Both are ok.
January 15, 2012
Americans will always say "button up"
May 1, 2012
You can say, "I'm going to do up the buttons of my dress/cardigan/ jacket"etc
January 15, 2012
Button up
January 15, 2012
do the buttons up = button up
January 15, 2012
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