Phrase info Antonyms

clean sweep

Speech parts

1. clean sweep - Noun

2. clean sweep - Phrase

Meaning

(chiefly politics) A complete or overwhelming victory, especially one in which all or almost all possible electoral contests are won.

(sports) The winning, by a person or team, of all the possible possible prizes, games, rounds or contests, etc in a competition, season or series.

A thorough change of policies, personnel or things, removing or replacing all or almost all of what was there previously.

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The noblest and most fruitful work of the human intelligence is to make a clean sweep of every enforced idea - of advantages or meanings - and to go right through appearances in search of the eternal bases. Henri Barbusse

After the 0-3 drubbing at the hands of Sri Lanka last year, Babar Azam & co. will have to clean sweep the current series to hold on to the numero uno spot. Source: Internet

A clean sweep will be made. Source: Internet

At a predetermined time, men, women and children will mobilize on the main streets of America to march, each carrying a broom to celebrate the clean sweep. Source: Internet

Harriet Dart, though, avoided a clean sweep of British defeats against Misaki Doi. Source: Internet

Depending on how key states break, it could be a landslide – plus a Democratic clean sweep of Congress. Source: Internet

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