Mar 2, 2015 · The kitchen is shiningly clean. The kitchen is squeakingly clean. Also, in these cases, I'd say: The kitchen is shiny clean. The kitchen is squeaky clean. *The most idiomatic …

Jun 2, 2010 · When he comes out clean, does this only mean that : 1. he came forward with that information to the public 2. he got "off the hook", he escaped the problem Or is this just a …

Oct 30, 2007 · I think that usage of "straight" goes back to the 60s or earlier. Nowadays "straight" is used more often to mean not gay. "Clean" definitely can mean you've stopped taking drugs. …

Mar 27, 2014 · 'Clean up aisle 3' is an imperative sentence: it tells someone to clean that aisle. 'Clean up on aisle 3' is not a sentence, but a fragment used as an announcement, short for …

Dec 30, 2012 · "Cleaning" means "making clean," removing dirt and grime, washing, soaping, etc. You wouldn't "wipe" the household/house, because the household/house isn't a surface. When …

Oct 27, 2014 · The "groceries" comment refers to a grocery store. When a customer drops and beaks a bottle of Coke or salad dressing or something, someone on the store's public address …

Oct 9, 2013 · You clean up real nice. Don't you clean up pretty! These are variations of a common expression. It usually is something you might say to a child who is usually scruffy and dirty …

May 5, 2019 · In "Harry Potter" book 1, there is sentence: Then a pain like he'd never felt before pierced his head; it was as though his scar were on fire. Half blinded, he staggered backward. …

Jun 15, 2021 · "Clean the dust" would mean picking up the dust, and then washing it (the dust, not the dusty furniture). Nobody does that. You clean furniture. You clean floors. You clean things …

Feb 20, 2012 · There is the phrase, "to have clean hands" or "with clean hands" from the BNC However, this is a specific doctrine. There is also, "Don Carlos ran a construction business as …