do the washing

Example Sentences

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I remember one time, we had that many pots and pans piling up, we had to do the washing up in the bath.

From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2019

It’s almost the same, I cook, do the washing, you know whatever.

From Slate • May 1, 2018

But in the high-altitude training camp in western Kenya where they live like monks, they muck out shared toilets and do the washing up just like everyone else.

From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2016

“Backstage, we all do everything. We do the washing up; we do each other’s hair and makeup.”

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014

“What day did your mother do the washing, Jacob?”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen