'V after n' - Construction 4
| Name: | the clean up after someone construction |
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| Description: | A person helps someone, especially by correcting their mistakes. The construction implies that doing so is beyond what it is reasonable to expect. |
| Verbs: | clean up, clear up, run around, tidy up |
| Example: | He always expected other people to clean up after him. (BNC) |
| Membership: | action; figurative |
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