clear up• It'll take ages to clear this up.• It looked as if Marie had already cleared the place up.• I was hoping that your research would clear up a question that has been bothering me.• I spend my life clearing up after the children.• Who's going to clear up after the party?• Can you clear something up for us? How old are you?• The Dreyfus case was never completely cleared up. It remains a mystery.• Wait for me, I just need to clear up my desk.• John's offered to clear up the churchyard this weekend.• Someone's got to clear up this mess!
clear after• Always clear up after a picnic and never droplitter 9 Help to keep all water clean.• Did her own work and didn't expect me to clear up after her.• They also had to clear up afterpassengers who were airsick.• These infections cleared up afterstandardtreatment and temporary discontinuation of the cyclosporin.• An army of workmen and volunteers worked all day to clear up after the raidersflooded the main stand.• You clear up after yourself, gal?