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do up

— verb wrap for decorative purposes The gift was done up in pretty red paper — verb (= doll up) use special care in dressing, making-up, etc She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends

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That magic stuff you do really cracks me up.

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While this system does provide incentives for certain kinds of research by making innovation profitable, it allows drug companies to drive up prices, and the incentives do not necessarily correspond to social returns.

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