Brush your teeth before you go to bed.

Meaning: This means to clean the hard, white structures in your mouth that you use to bite and chew food with a brush earlier in time or order than lying down in bed to sleep.

Choice of Words: Brush means to clean something with a brush. Teeth are the hard, white structures in your mouth that you use to bite and chew food. Before means earlier in time or order. Go to bed means to lie down in bed to sleep.

Alternative Expressions

Clean your teeth before you sleep.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: Clean is another word for brush. Sleep means to close your eyes and rest your body and mind.

Make sure your teeth are clean before you go to bed.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it emphasizes the importance of making sure your teeth are clean before you go to bed.

Choice of Words: Make sure means to be certain that something is true or correct. Clean means to be free of dirt or germs. Go to bed means to lie down in bed to sleep.

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