Do (it) over
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Definition
To do something again from the beginning. Often used when the first attempt wasn't good enough.
Example sentence
I had to do over the assignment because of a mistake.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
do it over
start over and do it over
had to do the test over
do the assignment over
make me do it over
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
She did over the project. ✅ (Correct)
She did the project over. ✅ (Correct)