CLEAN UP


Meaning of CLEAN UP in English

clean up | ˌclean sth ↔ ˈup

1.

to remove dirt, etc. from somewhere :

He always expected other people to clean up after him (= when he had made the place dirty or untidy) .

Who's going to clean up this mess?

to clean up beaches after an oil spillage

—related noun clean-up

2.

( informal ) to win or make a lot of money :

This film should clean up at the box offices.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.