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tidy2 also tidy up past tense and past participle tidied, present participle tidying, third person singular tidies [intransitive and transitive]
Tidy your room!
It's time we tidied up the office. tidy up after somebody
I'm tired of tidying up after you boys (=tidying somewhere that someone else has made untidy).
I'm tired of tidying up after you boys (=tidying somewhere that someone else has made untidy).tidy something ↔ away
phrasal verb British English to put something back in the place where it should be, especially in a cupboard, drawer etc :
Let's tidy these toys away.
Let's tidy these toys away.