Collocations for "scrubbing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "scrubbing" in context.
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scrub
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- scrub the [floors, sink, bathtub]
- scrub your [hands, fingernails, nails, face, skin]
- scrub your [hands] with [a sponge, a brush, soap]
- scrub (your hands) for [10 minutes, a while]
- scrub (your hands) until clean
- scrub off (the) [dirt, grime, paint]
- scrub off the [dirt] (from)
- scrub [dirt] off (of)
- scrubbed off the [fingerprints, serial number]
- scrub off [easily, eventually, nicely]
- they (just) won't scrub off
- scrub [grime, dirt, stains] from the [walls, units, tiles]
- scrubbed her makeup off
- scrubbed off her makeup
- scrub [soap] on your [skin, hands, feet]
- scrub [hard, repeatedly, in circles]
- scrub and [lather, rinse, dry, wash]
- scrub a [plan, mission, launch]
- the mission [was, had to be] scrubbed
- scrub your [plans, thoughts, vacation plans]
- [surgeon, doctor] scrubs up [for, before]
- UK: (you) scrub up well
- [face, facial, exfoliating, foot] scrub
- [sage, sugar, salt, bath] scrub
- [apply, buy, massage in] the scrub
- give your [face, feet] a (quick) scrub
- give the floor a scrub
- the floor needs a [good, quick] scrub
- the [stain, mark] came off with a scrub
- wearing [surgical, medical, operating] scrubs
- a [new, fresh] pair of scrubs
- wears [pink, blue, green] scrubs
- got [blood, urine] all over her scrubs
- his scrubs were covered in urine
- [jackals, foxes, ferrets] hiding in the scrubs
- a wetland [lined, dotted] with scrub
- sports: [tired of, sick of, fed up with] being a scrub
- sports: [reduced, limited] to the role of a scrub
- slang: get out of here, scrub!
- slang: shut up, scrub!
- use a scrub brush
- [walk, drive, travel] through scrub country
- scrub [vegetation, oaks, apples]
'scrubbing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):