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clean sweep

noun

an overwhelming or decisive victory, as by a political candidate who wins in all or almost all election districts.

the winning of all the prizes, rounds, contests, etc., in a competition or of all the games in a series.

a thorough or sweeping change, especially one effected by the large-scale removal or elimination of unwanted persons or things: The new president made a clean sweep when he joined the company, replacing all the department heads.

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clean sweep definition

n.
a broad movement clearing or affecting everything in the pathway. (Usually figurative.) : Everybody got a raise. It was a clean sweep.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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clean sweep

see make a clean sweep.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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