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every nook and cranny |
every part of a place |
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Make sure to clean every nook and cranny. |
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spick and span |
to be very clean and organized |
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I want this room to be spick and span by the time I get
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adjective (phrase) |
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reorganize a room |
to organize something again in a different away |
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I need to reorganize this room today. |
verb (phrase) |
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place something neatly |
to put something somewhere in a way that makes it looks
neat |
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Please place those clothes neatly on the bed. |
verb (phrase) |
verb (phrase) |
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give something a deep clean |
to clean something very well |
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I'm going to give the house a deep clean today. |
verb (phrase) |
verb (phrase) |
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shampoo the carpets |
to apply special shampoo to the carpets in order to clean
them |
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We had a party last night, so I think I'll have to shampoo the
carpets. |
verb (phrase) |
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get down on one's hands and knees |
to crawl or to use your hands and knees to move around instead
of your legs |
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You'll have to get down on your hands and knees to scrub
there. |
verb (phrase) |
verb (phrase) |
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build up |
to increase in size (usually dust) |
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I can't believe how much dust has built up behind the TV. |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
Intransitive phrasal verb |
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let something pile up |
to allow the amount of something to increase (usually washing
or dust) |
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I shouldn't have let so much laundry pile up. |
verb (phrase) |
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mop |
to clean something by using a mop |
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I need to mop the floor. |
verb (transitive) |
verb (transitive) |
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air out |
to put something outside or open a window so that the smell attached to the item may leave |
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Leave these mattresses outside for a few hours to air them
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Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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wring out |
to extract liquid by squeezing or pressing |
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Maybe you should wring out that sponge. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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shower off |
to use the water from the shower to remove something (usually a
cleaner on the walls) |
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After you have scrubbed the walls in the bathroom, just shower
the foam off. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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touch up |
to fix something by making a small alteration (usually
painting) |
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Good job on the painting. Let me just touch up a few
places. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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wipe down |
to wipe something using a cloth |
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I just wiped that bench down. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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scrub |
to rub something hard with a rough object in order to clean
it |
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Can you please scrub the bathtub? |
verb (transitive) |
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freshen up |
to cause something to become fresh |
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Let me just freshen up the guest bedroom. |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
Transitive phrasal verb - separable |
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wet |
to cause something to become wet |
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Make sure to wet that rag first. |
verb (transitive) |
verb (transitive) |
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push something aside |
to move something so that it is no longer in your way (e.g. a
couch while you are vacuuming) |
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Can you help me push the couch aside? |
verb (phrase) |
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dust |
to remove the dust from something |
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Would you be able to dust the living room? |
verb (transitive) |
verb (transitive) |
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bleach |
to use bleach to clean something |
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I need to bleach these clothes. |
verb (transitive) |
verb (transitive) |
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