same as mop
to finish something by dealing with a few final details
to remove any remaining members of an enemy army from an area after a victory
to win, or succeed in doing something
"We've got half the troops on mop-up, and I've fed all relevant information to your ex-wife, sir.
He mopped up the milk with a tissue.
I want you to go out there and mop up.
Not for the bishop who has to mop up the inevitable mess.
The government had hoped to mop up rebel resistance.
The water that emanated from the cloth disguised itself as beads of sweat which he would mop up with his loin cloth.
Then he dropped his eyes to his plate and began to mop up a puddle of syrup with a bit of waffle.
We should be able to mop the rest of this up by the beginning of next week.
What was needed before anything else, in Willie's view, was something to mop up the floor with.
mops up
mopping up
mopped up
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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