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do the dishes

do the dishes idiom

Wash the plates, glasses, and silverware used at a meal. For example, If you walk the dog, I'll do the dishes.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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