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27 Nov 2022
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Do " clear up" and "clean up" have a same meaning? If not, what's the difference between them? Could you explain for me, please! Thank you.
Do " clear up" and "clean up" have a same meaning? If not, what's the difference between them? Could you explain for me, please! Thank you.
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- English (US)
Clear up means to clarify or make clear. My parents and I cleared up our misunderstanding. I’d like to sit down with my friend and clear a few things up between us.
Clean up means to make clean
We cleaned up the table after dinner. We removed all the dirty plates and utensils from the table.
You need to clean up your room.
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- Vietnamese
Does " clear up" mean make sth tidy too? I see it in the dictionary, and i don't know if it means making sth tidy like " clean up".
- English (US)
You’d say clear the dishes from the table. Not clear up.
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