
The key is that while WASHING the dishes,
one should only be "WASHING the dishes."
The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 9

What, are you WASHING a crocodile?
The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 10

He was gonna throw it in the WASHING
machine with his Spiderman underwear.
The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 18

We're gonna have you WASHING dishes.
The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 9

Washing, okay?
I'll dry. You wash.
Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 9