Collocation
do the cleaning
to clean a place or handle the cleaning tasks (often as a chore or responsibility)
Definition
'do the cleaning' is a common English collocation. to clean a place or handle the cleaning tasks (often as a chore or responsibility)
do + the cleaning
“I will do the cleaning after dinner.”
Examples
- She does the cleaning every Saturday morning.
- We did the cleaning before our guests arrived.
- Can you do the cleaning while I cook?
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- He usually does the cleaning when his roommate works late.
- They did the cleaning quickly because the landlord was coming to check the apartment.
- I had to do the cleaning twice because the windows were still dusty.
- If you do the cleaning today, I will take out the trash tomorrow.
- By the time the baby woke up, I had already done the cleaning and started the laundry.
More verb + noun phrases
- make an effort to try hard to do something, especially when it requires extra energy or commitment
- make a choice to decide between options
- make a phone call to call someone using a telephone
- make an appointment to arrange a specific time to meet someone, especially a professional such as a doctor or dentist
- make a complaint to formally say that you are unhappy with a service, product, or situation and want it dealt with