From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.
The woman said the maid should________all the plates before going to bed.
wash out
wash up
wash off
wash away
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wash off means to remove something like dirt, stains or residue from a surface by washing Example: she had to wash off the mud from her shoe.
Mariam Wash off the oil from the plate
@myschool the answer is B wash up
The phrase "wash up" means to clean dishes, plates, and utensils after a meal.
The sentence should read: "The woman said that the maid should wash up all the plates before going to bed."
This implies that the maid is responsible for cleaning the plates.
Greetings, The Myschool Team.
The correct answer is B(wash up) and not C (wash off). The following is gotten from the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary.
wash off
to be removed from the surface of something or from clothes by washing
Those grease stains won't wash off.
wash up
(British English)
(also do the dishes North American English, British English)
to wash plates, glasses, etc. after a meal
I didn't wash up the pans.
Thus, the correct answer is B (wash up) and not C (wash off). Thank you.
@morrisonaboyd, look at the third part of your description, to wash the dishes after a meal,
the ans. is clearly B to wash up the plates, not to wash off
we tend to mix up certain phrasal verbs
