Collocation
do the washing
Definition
to wash clothes and other laundry (usually by machine or by hand) as a household chore
'do the washing' is a common English collocation. to wash clothes and other laundry (usually by machine or by hand) as a household chore
do + the washing
“I need to do the washing before we run out of clean shirts.”
Examples
- I have to _____ the washing this afternoon.
- Can you _____ the washing while I cook dinner?
- She _____ the washing every Saturday morning.
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- We _____ the washing last night because we needed clean towels.
- I’m going to _____ the washing after I get home from work.
- He never _____ the washing unless someone asks him twice.
- If you _____ the washing today, I’ll do the ironing tomorrow.
- By the time the guests arrived, we had already _____ the washing and hung it up to dry.
- I wish I’d _____ the washing earlier, but the machine was broken.
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