clean the kitchen

Meaning

This phrase means to wash dishes, wipe counters, sweep the floor, and tidy up the cooking area. It is a very common household chore. It is used in daily conversations with family members or roommates.

Examples

• It is your turn to clean the kitchen after dinner tonight.

  It is your turn to clean the kitchen after dinner tonight.

• I usually clean the kitchen on Saturday mornings.

  I usually clean the kitchen on Saturday mornings.

• Can you help me clean the kitchen before the guests arrive?

  Can you help me clean the kitchen before the guests arrive?

• She spent an hour trying to clean the kitchen.

  She spent an hour trying to clean the kitchen.

• We always clean the kitchen together to save time.

  We always clean the kitchen together to save time.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ make clean the kitchen

  ✓ clean the kitchen

  'Clean' is already a verb here, so you do not need to add 'make' before it.

• ✗ clear the kitchen

  ✓ clean the kitchen

  'Clear' means to remove items from a surface, while 'clean' means to wash and remove dirt.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I need to ___ because it is very messy after cooking.

  💡 wash and tidy the cooking room

  Show answer

  clean the kitchen

• Whose turn is it to ___ tonight?

  💡 wash dishes and wipe counters

  Show answer

  clean the kitchen