When the washing machine spurts out water at least we can mop it up.

洗衣机溅出水时，我们至少可以把水擦掉。

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Who is going to mop it up if you don't come with me?

如果你不和我一起回去，谁把地拖干净呢？

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It was you who spilt the milk; you'll have to mop it up.

是你把牛奶溅出来的，你必须清理干净。

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Since 2004 the Fed has raised short-term interest rates in numerous baby steps, but--and this is key--it has failed to mop up the excess money it created.

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Since 2004 the Fed has raised short-term interest rates in numerous baby steps, but--and this is key-- it has failed to mop up the excess money it created.

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If the Fed truly wants to tighten, there's an easy, time-tested way to do it: sell bonds from its portfolio to mop up the excess money it's mistakenly spilled onto the financial markets for the past 18 months.

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