clean up

US /kliːn ˈʌp/
UK /kliːn ˈʌp/
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1.

to make a place or thing completely clean and tidy

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We need to clean up this mess before mom gets home.
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The volunteers helped to clean up the park after the festival.
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tidy upstraighten upclear upspruce upneaten up
2.

to make a large amount of money, especially illegally or by exploiting a situation

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He really cleaned up on the stock market during the boom.
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The company cleaned up by selling overpriced medical supplies during the pandemic.
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make a killingmake a fortunerake in moneycash inprofit handsomely
3.

to deal with a problem or an unpleasant situation successfully

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The new manager was hired to clean up the department's financial issues.
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It's time to clean up the corruption in the government.
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rectifyresolveaddresssort output right
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clean up aftercleancleaningclean up your actclean the kitchenclean-shavenclean-cut