Clean up
Clean up verb - To make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff.
Dirty
Dirty verb - To make dirty.
Both terms in one sentence
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Dexter's Quinn is a former dirty cop trying to clean up his act.
Source: Dirty Cop - Since they know his dirty secrets, Elihu doesn't bring in the authorities to clean up the town.
Source: Literature / Red Harvest -
In episode 2 of season 1, Sydney insists on sharing a shower with Nigel (there is no sexual intent, she is just really dirty and needs to clean up quickly).
Source: Series / Relic Hunter
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Dirty and Clean up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean_up/dirty
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