Scrub out In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "scrub out", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-08-21 02:08

Meaning of Scrub out

Scrub out American British phrasal verb

1. To thoroughly clean the inside of something very
 

It was 3 months that we didn't use the wardrobe. We need to scrub it out from the inside.

Have you scrubbed the left jam out of the container before giving the jelly into it?

2. To delete or make it unreadable by scrubbing with a tool.
 

The criminals scrubbed out the number plate of a car and replaced another to avoid the wanted notice.

Someone has written obscene words on Jenney's wall, so she has to scrub them out with water.

Other phrases about:

clean out

1. Make the inside of something clean or tidy

2. Spend so much money on something that one now has very little left

3. Take or use all the resource or money that a person or organization has

4. Remove parts or people to improve a group or organization

spic and span

Very clean and tidy.

All Spruced Up

Used to describe someone or something that becomes neat and clean after having been fixed up, dressed up or cleaned up

(as) fresh as a daisy

1. Used to describe someone that are alert, energetic, and enthusiastic, typically after some refreshing activity.

2. Extremely clean and neat, or well-kept.

Grammar and Usage of Scrub out

Verb Forms

  • scrub out
  • scrubbed out
  • scrubbing out
  • scrubs out

The verb "scrub" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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