mop up
This page is about the phrasal verb mop up
Meaning
to clean up something that has spilled by using a mop or a cloth
Synonym
clean up, wipe up
For example
- mop sth up After one of my kids spilled her drink, a waiter came and mopped it up.
- mop up sth His assistant said mopping up spilt coffee was not one of her duties. She told him to do it himself.
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