Are there any difference in the meaning between do/wash the dishes?
Are they used in different situations or are they synonyms?
For example 'mountain hiking' would not say 'hiking mountain' …
This question was asked by a friend, and I don't know either,
English isn't my mother tongue, so if somebody knows it, please help me.
Best Answer
While the previous answers are correct in stating that you can use 'do', 'wash' and 'clean' interchangeably, I would argue that 'do' is a lot more informal. 'Do' used in this way is a little bit slangy. For example 'I'm going to get my hair done', or "We're going to a do at the Town Hall'. Note how in the latter example 'do' is used as a noun to mean 'party/event', and is very colloquial.