do an alteration

Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words

To make a change, more informal than 'carry out'.

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  • The tailor can do an alteration on your trousers.
  • I did a quick alteration to the hem of my dress before the party.
  • Can you do an alteration to this jacket to make it fit better?
  • The seamstress did several major alterations to the wedding gown.
  • Doing a simple alteration yourself can save you a lot of money.
  • We might need to do a minor alteration to the meeting schedule.
  • If the sleeves are too long, I'll just get my mom to do the alteration.
  • Instead of buying a new suit, he decided it was cheaper to do an alteration on his old one.
  • The carpenter did a small alteration to the cabinet door so it would close properly.
  • Before we finalize the design, let's do one last alteration to the logo.