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Pick up after oneself
What does it mean "pick up after oneself"? Pick what up?
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It means 'not to be messy or slovenly', not to leave your books on the floor and your clothes on the chair (or vice versa). The meaning can be extended to more serious concerns, as in the Israelis have to pick up after themselves when the pull out of occupied territory.
- It means 'not to be messy or slovenly', not to leave your books on the floor and your clothes on the chair (or vice versa).
- The meaning can be extended to more serious concerns, as in the Israelis have to pick up after themselves when the pull out of occupied territory.
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It means 'not to be messy or slovenly', not to leave your books on the floor and your clothes on the chair (or vice versa). The meaning can be extended to more serious concerns, as in the Israelis have to pick up after themselves when the pull out of occupied territory.
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