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clean sweep

clean sweep {n. phr.}

A complete victory.

Our candidate for the United States Senate made a clean sweep over his opponent.

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make a clean sweep of

[make a clean sweep of] {v. phr.} 1. Achieve a complete victory. * /In 7980 the Reagan Republicans made a clean sweep of the western states./ 2. To eliminate thoroughly […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sweep

[sweep] See: [NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

clean

[clean] See: [COME CLEAN], [KEEP ONE'S NOSE CLEAN], [MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF], [NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN], [TAKE TO ONE'S HEELS] also [SHOW A CLEAN PAIR OF HEELS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

clean break

[clean break] {n. phr.} A complete separation. * /Tom made a clean break with his former girlfriends before marrying Pamela./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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