PICK UP AFTER (SOMEBODY)

Meaning of PICK UP AFTER (SOMEBODY) in English

pick up after somebody phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ pick )

to tidy things that someone else has left untidy:

I’m tired of picking up after you!

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICK — I. ˈpik verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English piken, partly from Middle French piquer to prick, pick, pluck, strike …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PICK — (v.) To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the …
Английский словарь Webster
PICK — ( v. ) To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — ( prep. ) Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PICK — pick 1 — pickable , adj. /pik/ , v.t. 1. to choose or select from among a group: to pick …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AFTER — /af"teuhr, ahf"-/ , prep. 1. behind in place or position; following behind: men lining up one after the other. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PICK — I. ˈpik verb Etymology: Middle English piken, partly from Old English * pīcian (akin to Middle Dutch picken to prick); …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AFTER — I. ˈaf-tər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æfter; akin to Old High German aftar after, and probably to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
PICK — v to open (a lock) as by a wire. 2. pick ·v to trim. 3. pick ·noun choice; right of …
Webster English vocab
AFTER — adj hinder; nearer the rear. 2. after ·prep below in rank; next to in order. 3. after ·prep behind in …
Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PICK — [pick] vb [ME piken, partly fr. (assumed) OE pician (akin to MD picken to prick); partly fr. MF piquer to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AFTER — [af.ter] adv [ME, fr. OE aefter; akin to OHG aftar after, and prob. to OE of of] (bef. 12c): following …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PICK — / pɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — / ˈɑːftə(r); NAmE ˈæf-/ preposition , conjunction , adverb , adjective ■ preposition 1. later than sth; following sth in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AFTER — I. af ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈɑːftə $ ˈæftər/ BrE AmE preposition , conjunction , adverb [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PICK — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (also absol.) choose carefully from a number of alternatives (picked the pink one; picked a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. --prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PICK — v. & n. v.tr. 1 (also absol.) choose carefully from a number of alternatives (picked the pink one; picked a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. prep. 1 a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
PICK — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1. (also absol.) choose carefully from a number of alternatives (picked the pink one; picked …
Oxford English vocab
AFTER — prep., conj., adv., & adj. --prep. 1. a following in time; later than (after six months; after midnight; day after …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PICK — ( picks, picking, picked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AFTER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AFTER — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AFTER — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES After much deliberation ▪ After much deliberation , first prize was awarded to Derek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PICK — Synonyms and related words : abuse, accelerate, accost, accumulate, acquire, adz, aggravate, alternativity, amass, annoy, apprehend, arrest, assemble, ax, badger, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AFTER — I. adverb so as to follow in time or space after, we turned toward home Synonyms: afterward, afterwhile, behind, by …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PICK — I. noun VERB + PICK ▪ have ▪ She had her ~ of the single men. ▪ take ▪ Which …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
AFTER — See ↑ AFTER 1,2,3,4,8, ↑ LATER 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be after • ↑ be/come after • ↑ come after …
Longman Activator English vocab
AFTER — INDEX: 1. after a particular time or event 2. after a particular period of time has passed 3. starting to …
Longman Activator English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PICK — n. 25B6; verb I got a job picking apples : HARVEST, gather (in), collect, pluck; poetic/literary cull. pick the time …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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