E21

Talking about a room that needs to be put in order, you might say, “I’m just going to ________ this room.”

STRAIGHTEN UP 384
CLEAN UP 216
TIDY UP 145
STRAIGHTEN 115
CLEAN 98
REDD UP 85
PICK UP 31
STRAIGHTEN OUT 24
TIDY 16
STRAIGHTEN IT OUT 7
FIX UP 6
PICK IT UP 6
STRAIGHTEN IT UP 6
DUST 5
REDD 5
SLICK UP 5
ARRANGE 4
CLEAR UP 4
GIVE IT A LICK AND A PROMISE 4
HOUSECLEAN 4
PUT IT IN ORDER 4
REARRANGE 4
FIX IT UP 3
RID IT UP 3
RID UP 3
SET IT TO RIGHTS 3
BRUSH UP 2
CLEAN HOUSE 2
CLEAN IT UP 2
CLEAR OUT 2
DUST IT UP 2
HOE IT OUT 2
LICK AND A PROMISE 2
MAKE UP 2
NEATEN UP 2
PUT IN ORDER 2
PUT THIS ROOM IN ORDER 2
REDD IT UP 2
REFURBISH 2
SET UP 2
SLICK IT UP 2
SPRUCE UP 2
VACUUM 2
ARRANGE THE FURNITURE 1
ARRANGE THINGS 1
BRUSH IT THROUGH 1
BRUSH OVER 1
CLEAN THIS ROOM UP 1
DEJUNK 1
DO 1
DOLLY UP 1
DRESS UP 1
DUNG OUT 1
DUST AND VACUUM 1
DUST UP 1
EMPTY 1
FIX UP A LITTLE IN 1
FLUFF UP 1
FRESHEN IT UP 1
FRESHEN UP 1
GET IT IN SHAPE 1
GIVE IT A ONCE-OVER 1
GIVE IT A QUICK ONCE-OVER 1
GIVE IT A TOUCH AND A GO 1
GIVE IT THE ONCE-OVER-LIGHTLY 1
GIVE THIS ROOM THE ONCE-OVER 1
HIT THIS ROOM A LICK 1
HOE OUT 1
I’M THERE TO CLEAN IT 1
MOP 1
MOP IT 1
MUCK OUT 1
NH 1
NR 1
ORGANIZE 1
OVERHAUL 1
PAINT 1
PATCH IT UP 1
POLICE UP 1
PUT IT IN SHAPE 1
PUT ORDER IN 1
PUT UP MY TRASH 1
READY 1
READY UP 1
REALLY CLEAN 1
REDD OUT 1
REFRESHEN UP 1
REJUVENATE 1
REORGANIZE 1
SCRUB 1
SET IN ORDER 1
SET IT RIGHT 1
SET IT TO RIGHT 1
SETTLE 1
SHAPE UP 1
SLICK IT OVER 1
STASH IT AWAY 1
STRAIGHTEN IT AT 1
SWAMP IT OUT 1
TEAR DOWN 1
TOUCH UP 1
TURN IT OUT 1
TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN 1
TURN OUT 1

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