mop up (
http://definr.com/mop up)
n : a concluding action [syn:
completion,
culmination,
closing,
windup]
v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop: "Mop the hallway
now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: {wipe
up},
mop]
2: colloquial usage; defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor
with his opponents" [syn:
worst,
pip,
whip,
rack up]
3: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this
homework assignment" [syn:
get through,
wrap up, {finish
off},
polish off,
clear up,
finish up]