cleaning one's plate

A form of clean one's plate — To finish all of the food served to one, without leaving leftovers.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clean one's plate
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cleaning one's plate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20one's%20plate

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“cleaning one's plate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20one's%20plate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleaning one's plate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20one's%20plate.

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