tidy up
Put things away
Tidy up means to make a space neat and orderly, typically by putting things in their proper places: I need to tidy up before the guests arrive.
The phrase suggests light cleaning rather than deep scrubbing—straightening cushions, clearing surfaces, hiding clutter.
It can extend to non-physical contexts: Let me tidy up these notes before sending them.
- straightenMake linear or orderly
- declutterRemove unnecessary items
- sortMethod of ordering
- sort throughReview to organize
- neatenMake orderly
organize · get organized · order · purge · throw out · arrange · spruce · wipe down · donate · put away · streamline · square away · clear · make space · stack · sweep · clean house · label
- getting organizedget organized, in order, put in place, ship shape, spick and span
- cleaningcleaning, clean, housekeeping, daily cleaning, deep clean
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, dirty, neatness, filthy
- getting readyget ready, readying, be prepared, equipping, prep time
- reorganizationreorganize, restructure, reshuffle, rearrange, realign
- improvementget better, improvement, do better, enhance, make progress
tidy upmess up
Do badly, err
make a mess · clutter · disarrange · disorder · scatter
tidy updeep clean
Intensive, comprehensive cleaning
spring clean · let go · neglect · sanitize · scour
up, tidy, untidy, neatly, tidying, tidiness, tidied, cleanup, untidiness