wash up

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wash on• Which doesn't mean I intend to leap into bed with you just because fate washed you up on my beach.

ˈwash-up noun [uncountableU]

the wash-up period is the last few days of the British parliament, after a general election has been announced. During this time the government tries to get remaining laws passed quickly, with the help of the opposition parties

The bill was pushed through quickly during wash-up, and some MPs have complained that there was not enough opportunity for a democratic debate.

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phrasal verbphr v

a) British EnglishBrEDHCWASH to wash plates, dishes, knives etc 洗餐具 → washing-up

b) American EnglishAmEWASH to wash your hands 洗手

Go wash up before dinner.

吃饭前先去洗手。

c) wash something ↔ upTAKE/BRING if waves wash something up, they carry it to the shore 〔波浪〕把某物冲到岸边

wash something ↔ up on

His body was washed up on the beach the next morning.

第二天早晨他的尸体被冲上海滩。

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wash on• Which doesn't mean I intend to leap into bed with you just because fate washed you up on my beach.

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