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tidy up
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | tidy up - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"clean up, neaten, square away, tidy, straighten, straighten outmake up, make - put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"order - bring order to or into; "Order these files"clean house, houseclean, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week" |
Translationstidy up
tidy up1. To make something or some place cleaner, neater, or more organized in appearance. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tidy" and "up." You really need to tidy up your room. It's like a pigsty in there! I've been meaning to tidy up the bookshelves—I'm sick of having all those books thrown in a heap.2. To refine something (such as a piece of writing) by removing errors, inconsistences, offensive elements, etc. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "tidy" and "up." I paid an editor to tidy up my manuscript, and after that I got multiple offers! No radio station will play this song as-is—you need to tidy it up a bit and remove the foul language.See also: uptidy something upto clean something up; to make something more orderly. Please tidy this room up. I'll tidy up the kitchen later.See also: uptidy upto clean up [oneself or a place]. Please tidy up. This place is a mess. Please tidy up. You are a mess.See also: uptidy upv.1. To put something in order; clean something: We should tidy up the house. We need to tidy this report up before we can submit it.2. To make things orderly and neat in appearance or procedure: We should tidy up before the guests arrive. I need to tidy up; my hair is a mess.See also: uptidy up
Synonyms for tidy upverb put (things or places) in orderSynonyms- clean up
- neaten
- square away
- tidy
- straighten
- straighten out
Related Words- make up
- make
- order
- clean house
- houseclean
- clean
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