Collocation
do the dishes
to wash and clean the plates, cups, cutlery, and other items after a meal
Definition
'do the dishes' is a common English collocation. to wash and clean the plates, cups, cutlery, and other items after a meal
do + the dishes
“I’ll do the dishes after dinner.”
Examples
- I always do the dishes right after breakfast.
- Can you do the dishes while I put the kids to bed?
- He did the dishes last night because I cooked.
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- We are doing the dishes now, so the kitchen will be clean before guests arrive.
- She has to do the dishes every day in her shared apartment.
- If you do the dishes, I will take out the trash.
- I have already done the dishes, so the sink is empty.
- They will do the dishes later, after they finish their homework.
- By the time we got home, my roommate had done the dishes and wiped the counters.