Idiom: wash up
Meaning
Idiom: wash up
- to wash or clean your hands, especially before having a meal.
Example sentences
— I’m shocked by how many people don’t wash up before eating at restaurants.
— Kids, please turn off the TV and wash up for dinner.
— Excuse me, where can I wash up?
— It's especially important to wash up now that there's a global pandemic.
— Coronavirus has taught us that washing up requires 20 seconds of scrubbing our hands.
— If you refuse to wash up before lunch, how will the kids ever learn?
— At school, we've never been encouraged to wash up before lunch.
— I think my kids are the only ones who feel like they also need to wash up before eating a snack.
— After I got severe food poisoning and ended up in the hospital, I never fail to wash up before eating anything.
— You just washed up and now you're petting the dog on the dinner table!
— I always bring antibacterial hand wipes or hand sanitizer with me in case there's no place to wash up.
Synonyms
- freshen up
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