mop up

phrasal verb

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mop something up

to remove the liquid from a surface
- Do you want some bread to mop up that sauce?
to complete or end something by dealing with the final parts
- There are a few things that need mopping up before I can leave.
to use up what is left of something
- Buying new equipment mopped up what was left of this year's budget.
to get rid of the last few people who continue to oppose you, especially by capturing or killing them
- Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance.
to absorb (= take in) something and make it part of something larger
- A number of smaller companies were mopped up by the American multinational.

单词	mop up
释义	mop up phrasal verb jump to other results mop something up to remove the liquid from a surface Do you want some bread to mop up that sauce? to complete or end something by dealing with the final parts There are a few things that need mopping up before I can leave. to use up what is left of something Buying new equipment mopped up what was left of this year's budget. to get rid of the last few people who continue to oppose you, especially by capturing or killing them Troops combed the area to mop up any remaining resistance. to absorb (= take in) something and make it part of something larger A number of smaller companies were mopped up by the American multinational.
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