Idiom
clear the table
Meaning
To remove plates, etc. from a table after a meal.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please help me clear the table after dinner.”
“After we finished our meal, the waiter came over to clear the table.”
“Once the guests had departed, the host began to clear the table, reflecting on the evening's lively conversation.”
Examples
simple
“Please help me clear the table after dinner.”
contextual
“After we finished our meal, the waiter came over to clear the table.”
complex
“Once the guests had departed, the host began to clear the table, reflecting on the evening's lively conversation.”
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