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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Clean up

Hi teachers,

1. "You clean up good". What does this mean? Why isn't "You cleaned up good"?

2. "Go get cleaned up." Does this mean to get dressed or take a shower?

3. "Get your straightened up." Does this mean to adjust your attire or your outfit to make it look tidy?

Thanks

Tinanam
  

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tinanam0102 Hi teachers, 1. "You clean up good". What does this mean?

— Dimsumexpress

  • tinanam0102 Hi teachers, 1.
  • "You clean up good".
  • What does this mean?
  • Why isn't "You cleaned up good"?
  • This makes little sense.
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tinanam0102Hi teachers,

1. "You clean up good". What does this mean? Why isn't "You cleaned up good"?

This makes little sense. If you refer to a cleaning job someone just finished doing, you may say " You did a good job cleaning (it) ".
2. "Go get cleaned up." Does this mea
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tinanam0102"You clean up good". What does this mean?
LOL! This should probably be treated as an idiom. Literally, it means that you have the habit of making yourself look good, but what it really conveys is that you usually look more sloppy and disheveled than you do right now. It can and should be said in a joking manner, and it usually is. It's said when
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Hi CalifJim, hi Dimsumexpress,

Thanks for your explanation.

Tinanam
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Hi,

1. "You clean up good". What does this mean?


This is a mildly humorous way of saying eg 'When you wash, and comb your hair, and put on nice clean clothes, the result is very successful. You look good'.

It can be said of someone who really is usually di
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Hi Clive,

Thanks for answering the "You cleaned up good" part.

Have a good day.

Tinanam
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