Mop Up

On days three, six, and nine, they used what they called a mop-up drug to make sure there were no more leukemia cells anywhere in my body. ❋ DR. JERRY JONES (1997)

The historian of the 11th Airborne describes what MacArthur cavalierly called a mop-up operation. ❋ Donald L. Miller (1945)

Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames: Relegated to part-time duty by San Jose, the team that originally drafted him, saw lots of mop-up duty and was 14-23 over three seasons with the Sharks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Gregory has seen mop-up duty in four blowouts this season, but he's certainly shown flashes that could make him an effective contributor in the future. ❋ Mark Giannotto (2010)

Used initially in mop-up duty, Ayala has gained more responsibility as he has proven himself, and Soriano has been absent. ❋ Daniel Barbarisi (2011)

Use their true freshman QB on occasional mop-up duty during the season when they are mostly just running between the tackles. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But, considering where we started, they are mop-up actions in the wake of a victorious battle. ❋ Dr. Peggy Drexler (2011)

Officials said they may still need three to five days of mop-up around Alpine and Nutrioso, but residents should be able to return after that. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Logan has faced five batters—some in high-pressure situations, some in mop-up work—and he's struck out all five. ❋ Daniel Barbarisi (2011)

Okay, so the redshirt freshman quarterback played in mop-up duty at the end of a game in which his team was on the sour end of a beatdown. ❋ Steve Yanda (2010)

But Kessler says the methane mop-up by microorganisms in the Gulf of Mexico is the fastest scientists have ever seen. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Although he got three Big Ten Conference championship rings, the former high school star quarterback says he played only a few minutes of mop-up time as a 6-foot-3, 230-pound defensive end. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In other news around the capital, rebel fighters appear to have finished a mop-up operation around the international airport where one of the last pockets of Gadhafi loyalists was attempting to fight its way out of town. ❋ Margaret Coker (2011)

Man you [ex] is looking [mopped up] [these days]! ❋ AnitaPounding (2019)

['Ere] mum give me that [plate] - I'll do the mopping up, you have [a lie] down. ❋ Rich Lyons (2008)

my boy gave me [the mop] up after he cut that [gr] of crystal he got from [Moonstar]. ❋ Funetiklee (2005)

Mike: I need to go mop up it's so hot in this [warehouse] riding this [forklift] around. Boss: Make it fast, [we don't] have all day. ❋ Cut The Cards (2022)

Present tense: I am going to mop up on any naysayers who oppose [the crooked] design of my concept car. Past tense: The naysayers were [mopped up] on when they called out the [marginal] concept design. ❋ Team 09 (2011)

"['Ere] mum give me that [plate] - I'll do the mopping up, you have [a lie] down." ❋ Rich Lyons (2008)

Did you {[mop up]? guy: yes i [moped] up [the mess] that was stephanie 4 times it was a god awful mess ❋ Swagglenuts (2016)

She [gave] me that [mop up] [last night].. ❋ Yeah Aighh (2020)

A youth decides that in-order to prove his manliness to his fellow mates, decides to take on the challenge of a significant group of [casuals]. The end result being as swift run up to A@E for him, and the embarasement of not even putting up a decent fight.This is how people [get mopped] up. BE WARNED, [CASUALS] SHOULD ONLY BE APPROACHED BY FEMALES LOOKING FOR A GOOD TIME. ❋ Stoke City Galacticos (2007)

Large government [contract] with a [deadline] [looming]. ❋ Joe (2005)