do-over

[doo-oh-ver]

noun

1. an opportunity to do something again or repeat it, especially when it did not turn out well the first time.

   I wish I could have a do-over of the past five years of my life.

2. a makeover, as a renovation or a beauty treatment: A do-over at the spa made me feel young again!

   Enter the sweepstakes to win a full kitchen do-over with new granite countertops and stainless steel appliances.

   A do-over at the spa made me feel young again!

do over

verb

1. informal,  to renovate or redecorate

2. slang,  to beat up; thrash

Word History and Origins

Origin of do over¹

First recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase do over

Idioms and Phrases

Also, do something over.

Also, do over again . Repeat something, as in This setup won't work; I'll have to do it over again .

Redecorate, as in We've decided to do over the living room . [Early 1900s]

Example Sentences

How a do-over would have been impossible for him with everyone around him still using.

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“And Just Like That...” purports to celebrate the mid-life do-over, just as it purports to show that women in their 50s are just as vibrant, complicated and fun as women in their 30s.

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Then, on Friday, the council conducted a do-over vote, taking up the rewritten wage measure at a special noon meeting — one called only the day before.

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“If I could have a do-over, I wouldn’t have gone last year,” McPeek said.

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The event at the Coliseum represented something of a do-over for USC — at least in one way.

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Related Words

• alter 
• amend 
• cure 
• improve 
• mend 
• rectify 
• redress 
• regulate 
• remediate 
• remedy 
• repair 
• review 
• revise 
• straighten out 
• upgrade