spring clean
Annual household overhaul
Spring clean is to clean a home or space thoroughly and comprehensively, typically once a year.
The term evokes the traditional practice of deep cleaning in spring after a long winter indoors: We spent the weekend spring cleaning the garage.
The noun spring cleaning refers to the activity itself: Spring cleaning always reveals things I'd forgotten I owned.
- fresh startOpportunity to restart unburdened
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- clearing outEmptying completely
- throw outDispose of unwanted items
- dustingRemoving surface grime
wipe down · polishing · organizing · scrubbing · vacuuming · purging · garage sale · renewal · rebirth · tidy · disinfecting · seasonal change · dust-out · washing · clarity · mopping · air out · open windows
- cleaninghousekeeping, disinfect, dust, sanitization, disinfection
- tidyingtidying, tidy, tidying up, declutter, unclutter
- self-carebathing, self-care, renewal, brushing teeth, bath bombs
spring cleantrash
Discarded worthless material
mess up · make a mess · clutter · dirty · clutter up
spring cleanneglect
Failure to provide care
ignore · hoard · put off · procrastinate
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