do the dishes


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Verb1.do the dishes - wash dishesdo the dishes - wash dishes; "I cook and my husband washes up after dinner"
wash up
clean, make clean - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"
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"That may have been magic food, my dear, and for that reason perhaps it won't be very nourishing; but I'm willing to say it tasted as good as anything I ever et." Then she added, in a louder voice: "Who's going to do the dishes?"
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When the police managed to track down the absconding men, they told investigators that a spat over who would do the dishes had ended in a shootout which left four people dead.
Four killed in capital for not washing teacups
In simple terms, husbands who do not do the dishes in Sweden face the highest risk of getting dumped.
Doing the dishes

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