Clean up
Clean up verb - To destroy all traces of.
Usage example: hurriedly cleaned up the mess that they had created in the kitchen
Restore
Restore verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.
Both terms in one sentence
- In Fallout 3, you meet a Megaton citizen who is obsessed with the Enclave, believing that the American government will come and clean up the wasteland and restore it to it's former glory.
Source: Foreshadowing / Video Games -
Except for the bandits that hole themselves up there, it lives up to its name (and yes, you can clean up the town to fully restore its uninhabited state).
Source: Ghost Town - Helmeppo's fate isn't particularly grating, though, due to a HeelFace Turn (he's trying to clean up his act, and he wants to restore his family's good name... by recapturing his fugitive dad).
Source: Smug Snake / Anime and Manga
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