do the dishes
Clean dinner plates
To do the dishes is to wash, dry, and put away plates, glasses, utensils, and cookware after a meal.
The phrase covers the whole cleanup process, whether by hand or loading a dishwasher: Whose turn is it to do the dishes?
I'll cook if you do the dishes.
- clean upRestore order to
- kitchen sinkBuilt-in basin for washing
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- sinkBasin with drain
- waterClear essential liquid
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