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Definition of spring clean in English: spring cleannoun British A thorough cleaning of a house or room, typically undertaken in spring. Example sentencesExamples - I didn't get all my spring cleaning done, but I will be off the first week in June, so I can get some summer cleaning done instead.
- Michaela had decided at the last minute not to go to Four Winds with the rest of the family, choosing instead to stay behind and do the spring cleaning.
- Clutter may be relative, but it still exists, which means that a good spring clean should be done regularly (regardless of the season).
- We were supposed to be starting a spring clean of the house last night but Debbie wasn't feeling too well so we had to leave that until tonight.
- I wanted to do a bit of spring cleaning yesterday, so I thought I would start with the closet.
- Further problems were identified with the decor, which needed freshening up with a coat of paint and the whole place would benefit from a spring clean.
- In fact, one of the fastest and easiest ways to make the tedious task of spring cleaning less taxing is to pop in a CD while completing your chores.
- This morning I was thinking, I'd rather be having an easy Sunday, reading the paper and all, but decided it was essential to get down to some serious spring cleaning.
- The project is worth up to £500m over 15 years and will begin with a spring-clean of the council's internal systems: IT support, HR and payroll.
- Vintage is a fashion look that will never disappear, so next time you're doing your spring cleaning, think twice about trashing your favorite '80s suede jacket.
- I still have to plan a big spring clean, including getting the carpets shampooed.
- I started my spring cleaning at 4pm and ended at 6 freaking AM.
- The park's rebirth was given a massive boost when a band of 30 volunteers spent the day giving the place a spring clean.
- This week, he had to help his mother to do spring cleaning.
- Now that I'm an adult, however, I'm, slowly but surely learning the value of change - and of a good spring cleaning.
- If you feel your body could use a spring cleaning of sorts, you may have considered a ‘detoxing’ program.
- I'm knee-deep in spring cleaning today.
- She's also looking forward to having time to travel and to get her house in order with a bit of spring-cleaning.
- There is clutter everywhere, no storage space, parts of it are falling apart and broken, and to be totally honest the whole place could do with spring cleaning - even though it is now officially summer!
- A major spring cleaning was carried out to welcome them.
verb [with object]Clean (a home or room) thoroughly. it was Veronica who spring-cleaned the flat Example sentencesExamples - In early March of 2002, Miss Natasha Barrow was spring-cleaning her recently purchased flat in Edmonton, North London.
- The creatures play an important role in the changing shape and composition of the ocean floor, as they sluggishly spring-clean the seabed.
- In Britain, as in India, the festival is a time for thoroughly spring-cleaning the home and for wearing new clothes and most importantly, decorating buildings with fancy lights.
- Diwali, also considered as the unofficial Indian New Year, is a traditional time for spring-cleaning the home and for wearing new clothes.
- When Lennox Morrison, a journalist, wanted to spring-clean her life - changing her weight, her career and even her name - she realised it was no job for a well-meaning amateur.
- I decided the other day when I was spring cleaning the house that I have accumulated far too many things and that a lot of them really have to go.
- This is a good opportunity to spring-clean rugby's tarnished image.
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