v. phr. 1. Achieve a complete victory. In 7980 the Reagan Republicans made a clean sweep of the western states. 2. To eliminate thoroughly and completely. The new attorney general is expected to make a clean sweep of all the old administrative personnel.
MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP OF
Meaning of MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP OF in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012