do up brown
do (something) up brown
To do something to the maximum degree or with the maximum effect or impact. Of course she decorated the room beautifully for the birthday party—she does everything up brown. I never have much success with plants, but I really did it up brown this time, killing every single thing I planted.
See also: brown, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
do something up brown
to do something just right or with great effect.(Fixed order.) Whenever they put on a party, they do it up brown. He was determined to cause a scandal, and he really did it up brown.
See also: brown, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- do (something) up brown
- pull all the stops out
- pull out all the stops
- pull out all the stops, to
- do nothing/not do anything by halves
- not do anything by halves
- play (one's) heart out
- put (one's) heart (and soul) into (something)
- put heart into
- pedal to the metal