redd up

C1 informal mixed both

In simple words

to make a room or place neat and clean

Literal meaning: to make something ready or in order

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

rare

to tidy a room, house, or other place

"We need to redd up the kitchen before the guests arrive."

Grammar: mixed

2 C1 idiomatic informal

rare

to become tidier or make yourself look neat

"Go and redd up before dinner, please."

Grammar: intransitive

Usage notes

This is chiefly Scottish, Northern Irish, and some northern English dialect usage. It may sound unfamiliar outside those regions.

room kitchen house mess bedroom place

Base

redd up

I/you/we/they

3rd person

redds up

he/she/it

Past simple

redded up

yesterday

Past participle

redded up

have + pp

-ing form

redding up

continuous

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