Complete Definition of "mop up"

English

Verb
mop up transitive

  1. To clean with a mop; especially to clean up a spill or mess.

#:Please mop up the spilled milk.

  1. idiom To fix problems; to correct or repair.

#:After they argued, it fell to me to talk to her and try to mop up.

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