tidy up after (someone)
idiom
: to clean up someone else's messes
I'm tired of always tidying up after you.
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There was always a Chinese or French co-teacher helping with the students, as well as caretakers who regularly came in to the class to help tidy up after lessons, three former colleagues said.
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James Griffiths, CNN, 4 June 2021
Buses are packed with day cleaners and nannies who travel long distances to tidy up after the wealthy.
—Jessica Brice, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2020
James Griffiths, CNN, 4 June 2021
Buses are packed with day cleaners and nannies who travel long distances to tidy up after the wealthy.
—Jessica Brice, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2020
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