doing the dishes
Scrubbing dinner plates
Doing the dishes is washing, rinsing, and drying plates, glasses, utensils, and cookware after a meal.
The phrase covers both hand-washing and loading a dishwasher.
It often appears in discussions of household labor division: Whose turn is it to do the dishes?
I'll cook if you do the dishes.
- kitchen sinkBuilt-in basin for washing
- sinkBasin with drain
- towelAbsorbent fabric for drying
- kitchenFood preparation room
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
dry · water · sponge · satisfaction · scrub · drying rack · air dry · dishwasher · scrub brush · frustration · gloves · hand washing · teamwork · sanitizing · faucet · running water · warm water · mindfulness
doing the dishescooking
Preparing food with heat
food preparation · setting the table · grocery shopping · meal prep · meal planning
doing the dishesrelaxing
Becoming less tense
doing nothing · procrastinating · taking it easy · taking a break · resting
doing, does, done, doers, undoing, undone, dish, dishes, dished