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April 21, 2017 Word of the Day

clean your plate /ˈkliːn jɚ ˈpleɪt/ idiom
clean your plate
/ˈkliːn jɚ ˈpleɪt/
idiom
The girl has cleaned her plate.
The girl has cleaned her plate.
Definition of CLEAN YOUR PLATE

: to eat all the food on your plate

  • The children were not allowed to have dessert until they had cleaned their plates.

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