1. clean sweep - Noun
2. clean sweep - Phrase
(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.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThe 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