Pick up your toys.

Meaning: This means you should select and move your toys to a higher position. It's like saying, Select and move your toys to a higher position.

Choice of Words: Pick means to select or choose something. Up means to move something to a higher position. Your means that the toys belong to you. Toys are objects that are used for play. When you put them together, "Pick up your toys" means to select and move your toys to a higher position.

Alternative Expressions

Tidy up your playthings.

Meaning: This means to make the area where you play neat and organized by putting away your toys. It's like saying, Please put your toys in their proper place.

Choice of Words: Tidy means to make something neat and organized. Up means to move something to a higher position or to improve its condition. Playthings are toys or objects used for play. When you put them together, "Tidy up your playthings" is a polite way to ask someone to organize and put away their toys.

Put away your toys, please.

Meaning: This means to ask someone to move their toys to a specific location, usually a storage area or container. It's like saying, Please take your toys to their designated storage spot.

Choice of Words: Put means to place something in a specific location. Away means to move something from the current location or to store it. Toys are objects used for play. When you put them together, "Put away your toys, please" is a polite way to ask someone to store their toys in their proper place.

Clean up your toys now.

Meaning: This means to ask someone to make their toys neat and organized, and to remove any dirt or untidiness. It's like saying, Please make your toys tidy and free of any mess.

Choice of Words: Clean means to remove dirt or untidiness from something. Up means to move something to a higher position or to improve its condition. Toys are objects used for play. When you put them together, "Clean up your toys now" is a clear instruction asking someone to tidy up and organize their toys.

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