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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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clean up

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00(a) She cleaned up the drain.02br
00(b) She cleaned the rubbish in the drain. 0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Vincent Teo12cite 10 Can I say, 12br 12br 10(a) She cleaned up the drain. 11b 10This is fine. 12b 12br 12br 10(b) She cleaned the rubbish in the drain.

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Vincent Teo12cite 10 Can I say, 12br 12br 10(a) She cleaned up the drain.
  • 11b 10This is fine.
  • 12b 12br 12br 10(b) She cleaned the rubbish in the drain.
  • 11b 10She cleaned the rubbish 10from10 the drain.
  • 12b 12br 12blockquote 10 I hope this helps.
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10 Can I say, 12br
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10(a) She cleaned up the drain. 11b10This is fine. "out" could replace '"up".12b12br
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10(b) She cleaned the rubbish in the drain. 11b10She cleaned the rubbish 10from10 the drain. As you have it, it sounds
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10(a) She cleaned up the drain.12blockquote
10You will be understood if you say you are cleaning up the drain but in my experience it's far more common to "clean out" the drain. 0-
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0 Google hits: 02br
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00 33 for "clean up the drain"02br
00 8,940 for "clean 01b00out02b00 the drain"0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Personally speaking, I would say '01i01b00clear 02b02i00out the drain'.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01cite10Clive12cite10Personally speaking, I would say '11i11b10clear 12b12i10out the drain'.12blockquote
10Taking my cue from Marius here and not meaning to be a smart alec...really.05002br
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00Google hits on "clear out the drain"--2,080 010id8
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