do over

do over idiom
    Also, do something over.
  1. Also, do over again. Repeat something, as in This setup won't work; I'll have to do it over again.
  2. Redecorate, as in We've decided to do over the living room. [Early 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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