clean up

Meaning: to make something clean and tidy

Synonym: tidy up, clear up

For example:

clean up sth You're not going anywhere until you've cleaned up your bedroom. It's a mess!
clean sth up Could whoever dropped food on the floor please go and clean it up?

Nouns often used as objects with
clean up: house, room, kitchen, bedroom, mess, spilled drink

Quick Quiz:

I'm teaching my children to be responsible by making them do things such as cleaning up

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