the usage of "do up"
which one of these don't you do up? why?-- your jacket/your coat/your buttons/your zip/your socks/your belt
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Come on boys and girls. the answer is SOCKS.
It has nothing to do with vertical.
Doing up = bringing something together
So now you understand why you can't do up your socks!
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You would do up: JACKET, COAT, BUTTONS, ZIPPER
You would put on OR pull up: SOCKS
You would put on OR fasten: BELT
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Think about whatever is vertical (up-down) in your list and that would be what you would "do up"
I can do up my jacket/coat/buttons/zipper/socks
I would fasten my belt.
In normal usage, you would usually hear "pulling up socks", not doing them up. This is probably because you don't start at the bottom and work up - you just pull.
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to fasten something or become fastened . Can you help me to do up my dress?
Do your shoes/laces up before you trip over.
These trousers must have shrunk - I can't do the zip up.
Why won't this zip do up?
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