give something a good clean-up

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• give something a clean bill of health — phrase to examine something and say it is satisfactory or in good condition Analysts have given the restructured company a clean bill of health. Thesaurus: to test something or someonesynonym Main entry: bill …   Useful english dictionary

• clean — I UK [kliːn] / US [klɪn] adjective Word forms clean : adjective clean comparative cleaner superlative cleanest *** 1) not dirty Go and put on a clean shirt. nice clean towels clean and tidy: I like to keep the place clean and tidy. spotlessly… …   English dictionary

• give something a clean bill of health — to examine something and say it is satisfactory or in good condition Analysts have given the restructured company a clean bill of health …   English dictionary

• clean — clean1 [ klin ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not dirty ▸ 2 not guilty/illegal/wrong ▸ 3 smooth/regular/neat ▸ 4 light and fresh ▸ 5 without writing/errors ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) not dirty: Go and put on a clean shirt. nice clean towels spotlessly clean:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• clean — clean1 W2 [kli:n] adj comparative cleaner superlative cleanest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not dirty)¦ 2¦(people/animals)¦ 3¦(environment)¦ 4¦(fair or legal)¦ 5¦(not offensive)¦ 6 come clean 7 make a clean breast of it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• clean — [[t]kli͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦ cleaner, cleanest, cleans, cleaning, cleaned 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks. He wore his cleanest slacks, a clean shirt and a navy blazer... Disease has not been a problem because… …   English dictionary

• clean bill of health — ➔ health * * * clean bill of health UK US noun [C] (plural clean bills of health) ► an official statement that something has been found to be safe, legal, or in good financial condition: »Two of the bridges got tentative clean bills of health… …   Financial and business terms

• give the devil his due — {v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don t like him, * /I don t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• give the devil his due — {v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don t like him, * /I don t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• something — / sVmTIN/ pronoun (not usually in questions or negatives) 1 used to mean a particular thing when you do not know its name, do not know exactly what it is etc: There s something in my eye. | Sarah said something about coming over later. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• (a) clean bill of health — a clean bill of health phrase a statement that someone is healthy, or that something is operating correctly or is in good condition give someone/​something a clean bill of health: These results give Britain’s forests a clean bill of health.… …   Useful english dictionary