Phrase guide

bottom the house

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To clean a house from top to bottom; to clean a house extremely thoroughly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: տունը ոտքից գլուխ մաքրել (tunə otkʻicʻ glux makʻrel) — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 徹底打掃房子 /彻底打扫房子 (chèdǐ dǎsǎo fángzi) — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • Czech: gruntovat — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • Dutch: grote schoonmaak houden — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • Finnish: tehdä suursiivous — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • Finnish: siivota lattiasta kattoon — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • French: nettoyer du sol au plafond — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • German: gründlich durchputzen — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • Portuguese: faxinar — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • Russian: очисти́ть дом по́лностью (očistítʹ dom pólnostʹju) — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • Spanish: limpiar completamente — clean a house extremely thoroughly
  • Swedish: storstäda — clean a house extremely thoroughly