clean up | Idiomator

Meaning: (transitive)Tomakeanareaor athingclean; topick upamess; totidy.Clean upyour room.1946May and June, “Notes and News: Special Services for the Welsh National Eisteddfod”, inRailway Magazine, page188:Rhos station had beencleaned upfor the occasion, and its single platform was gay with flags.2008July 14,Christopher Nolan,Jonathan Nolan,The Dark Knight,Warner Bros. Pictures,DC Comics,Legendary Pictures:Mr Mayor, you were elected in a campaign toclean upthe city. When are you gonna start?2013August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, inThe Economist‎[1], volume408, number8848:At the same time, it is pouring money intocleaning upthe country.; (intransitive,idiomatic,colloquial)Tobecomeclean,handsome,smartinappearance,e.g.for aspecialoccasion, especially when it isout of characterto be seen as such.Synonym:scrub upHe surecleans upnice.; (transitive,idiomatic)To make something lesscorruptorunseemly.clean upone's act1978December 16, Jim Marko, “Providence Police Raid Downtown Baths”, inGay Community News, volume 6, number21, page 1:Gays in Providence have suggested that the raid on the Club Baths was a political action. There is some belief that the newly re-elected Cianci administration wants to prove that it is "out toclean upthe city." During the election campaign, the Cianci administration was attacked by opponents as being "soft on crime."; (intransitive,idiomatic)To make alargeprofit; towinby a largemargin, or to win a largeamount, especially ingambling. Alsoclean house.Man, he surecleaned uplast night at the blackjack table.The investorscleaned upwhen the stock hit the roof last year.2021May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, inBBC Sport‎[2]:And for Rodgers, whocleaned upwith Celtic in Scotland, this was another significant addition to his CV, as his expert guidance of Leicester - who are in a strong position to finish in the Premier League's top four and face Chelsea again at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday - now has a tangible reward in the shape of the FA Cup.; (video games)Tointervenein a fight between twoplayersat lowhealthand easilykillboth of them or thewinner.2020June 23, Jackson Haime, “Becoming a Legend: 4 Easy Ways to Climb in Apex Legends”, inMedium‎[3]:The key here is to stop third partying and startcleaning up. Running to the first bullets you hear will only guarantee one thing, a fight.[…]Cleaning upmeans only swooping in for the free kills. Is a fight over? Does Octane has his hands in a deathbox? That is when you take the zipline and catch them with their pants down.

Examples:

EN: At the bath house where the man of mystery made. his weekly clean up.
ES: A la casa de baños en donde el hombre misterioso hace su limpieza Una vez a la semana.
EN: With Nick out of the way, Mark sees a chance to clean up a fortune before his relations with Henrietta Reynolds are discovered.
ES: Con Nick fuera de combate, Mark ve la oportunidad de llevarse una fortuna... antes de que sus relaciones con Henrietta Reynolds se descubran.
EN: Say Mr. Detective before you clean up any mysteries, clean up this theater.
ES: Sr. Detective, Antes de resolver ningún misterio, póngase a limpiar el cine.
ES: Sr. Detective, Antes de resolver ningún misterio, póngase a limpiar el cine.
EN: But... if you come with me, we'll clean up millions.
ES: Pero... si vienen conmigo, sacaremos millones.
EN: You and your friend will kindly clean up this mess you've made.
ES: Tu amigo y tú tendréis que limpiar este desastre que habéis hecho.
EN: If you'll excuse me, Mrs. Mason, I'll go and clean up.
ES: Si me disculpa, Sra. Mason, iré a arreglarme.
EN: We're all clean up now, except for that big account!
ES: Ya estamos completamente cubiertos, ¡excepto por esa gran cuenta!
EN: Remember that the crystals you clean up there, never become diamonds.
ES: Recuerda que el cristal limpiado allí arriba, nunca se convierte en diamante.
EN: It's time to clean up, Mr Fellowes.
ES: - Hora de hacer limpieza, Sr. Fellowes.
EN: Put that ink away and clean up that mess.
ES: Guarda la tinta y limpia ese desastre.
EN: He don't have to clean up after them.
ES: No tiene que limpiar después.
EN: - Yeah, you're gonna clean up too, boy!
ES: - ¡Vas a ganar mucho, amigo!
EN: I'm gonna clean up the Paigler killing, or I won't be alive myself.
ES: - Cariño aclararé el asesinato de Paigler, o yo mismo no viviré.
EN: Police, clean up, boys.
ES: ¡Vamos nuestras tareas!
EN: Didn't think any flower could clean up a moll like you.
ES: Nunca pensé que una flor pudiera limpiar a una zorra como tú.

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