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clean up after sb
— phrasal verb with clean /kliːn/ verbDefinition
(Definition of clean up after sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a lick and a promise idiom
- adjust verb (MAKE CHANGES)
- airing noun (DRYING)
- bed noun (FURNITURE)
- clean (sb/sth) up phrasal verb
- clear (sth) up phrasal verb (TIDY)
- dusting noun (CLEANING)
- freshen (sb/sth) up phrasal verb
- freshen verb (AIR)
- going-over noun
- housework noun
- mop sth up phrasal verb (CLEAN)
- shampoo noun
- spring-clean verb
- spruce sb/sth up phrasal verb
- straighten sth out phrasal verb (PLACE)
- straighten sth up phrasal verb
- straighten verb (TIDY)
- tidy verb
- valet verb
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