Collocation
do the laundry
Definition
to wash, dry, and often fold clothes and other washable items
'do the laundry' is a common English collocation. to wash, dry, and often fold clothes and other washable items
do + the laundry
“I need to do the laundry tonight.”
Examples
- I usually _____ the laundry on Sundays.
- Can you _____ the laundry while I cook dinner?
- She has to _____ the laundry before work tomorrow.
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- We _____ the laundry together to finish faster.
- He _____ the laundry last night because we ran out of clean shirts.
- If you _____ the laundry today, I’ll fold everything later.
- They haven’t _____ the laundry in a week, so the baskets are full.
- By the time our guests arrived, we had already _____ the laundry and cleaned the kitchen.
- I’m trying to _____ the laundry more often so it doesn’t pile up.