scrub down

Verb

scrub down (third-person singular simple present scrubs down, present participle scrubbing down, simple past and past participle scrubbed down)

1. (transitive) To clean through a scrubbing action; to thoroughly clean up by scrubbing.
   • The maid scrubbed down the floor.
   • He was scrubbed down before the transfer.

   Synonyms:

   scrub, scrub up

2. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To reduce a budget, especially by removing inefficiencies and redundant spending; to lower spending to the minimum necessary.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To improve the public image or apparent value of something.
   • The brand is viewed poorly, but we have a plan to scrub it down.