Meanings
verbclean up one's plate (third-person singular simple present cleans up one's plate, present participle cleaning up one's plate, simple past and past participle cleaned up one's plate)
present singular third person cleans up one's plate · participle present cleaning up one's plate · participle past cleaned up one's plate · past cleaned up one's plate · alternative clean one's plate
- To eat all the food on one's plate.
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clean up one's plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clean%20up%20one's%20plate
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