Pronunciations
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/ˌdi.aɪˈwaɪ/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Verb
To perform oneself a task usually relegated to an expert.
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2007 [publication date], Maggie Bullock, "Home Improvement", Elle, January 2008 ed., page 108, Huber was a physicist. Even top Estée Lauder chemists who took over for Huber in 1995 found that... any attempt to cheat on his original formula produced disappointing results, which demands the question: If they couldn't DIY, can you?
Ukrainian civilians have been DIY-ing hedgehogs, welding two bars or beams at an angle to make a cross and then adding a third to ensure it holds its shape even if it's knocked over.
Adjective
Do-it-yourself.
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Do you know where I could find a DIY pipe repair kit?
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The product knowledge of salespeople is very high, which enables them to serve the demanding customer groups such as professional painters and builders, in addition to the usual DIY consumers.
That is more DIY, more punk, anyway.
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A temple abbot who used a DIY guillotine to behead himself in hope of attaining enlightenment might have misinterpreted some things along the way, Thailand’s religious authorities said yesterday.