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单词 make a clean sweep
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make a clean sweep

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1

Remove or eliminate unwanted persons or things, as in The new owners made a clean sweep of the place, intending to replace all the equipment. This phrase replaced the much older (16th-century) general sweep. [Mid-1800s]

2

Win overwhelmingly, as in Our candidate made a clean sweep of all the districts. This usage is most often found with reference to success in a sports competition or election.

Words nearby make a clean sweep

make a beeline for, make a break for, make a bundle, make a clean breast of, make a clean breast of it, make a clean sweep, make a comeback, make a crack, make a date, make a day of it, make a dent in
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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