A NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN

Meaning of A NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN in English

an employee works hard on the first day or two

After my first day working for Grandfather, he said, "A new broom sweeps clean."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

A NEW BROOM SWEEPS CLEAN — an employee works hard on the first day or two, make a good impression "After my first day working for …
English Idioms vocab
BROOM — 1. сущ. 1) веник, метла Syn : besom 2) широкий лошадиный хвост (похожий на метлу) 3) бот. ракитник 2. гл. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BROOM — 1. сущ. 1) веник, метла Syn : besom 2) широкий лошадиный хвост (похожий на метлу) 3) бот. ракитник 2. гл. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Yeniçeri New Troop New Goa New England Renaissance New Art New York Zoological Park …
Английский словарь Британика
BROOM — In botany, any of several leguminous shrubs or small trees of the genus Cytisus , native to temperate regions of …
Английский словарь Британика
NEW — I. ˈn(y)ü; in geographical names, before a stressed syllable often _n(y)ə ( as in n(y)əˈyȯ(ə) rk for “New York” ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLEAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROOM — I. ˈbrüm, -u̇m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brōm; akin to Old High German brāmo …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEEPS — present third singular of sweep plural of sweep
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROOM — (n.) An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or …
Английский словарь Webster
BROOM — ( n. ) An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEEPS — /sweeps/ , n. ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) Slang. sweep 2 .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEW — — newness , n. /nooh, nyooh/ , adj., newer, newest , adv. , n. adj. 1. of recent origin, production, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLEAN — — cleanness , n. /kleen/ , adj., cleaner, cleanest , adv., cleaner, cleanest , v. adj. 1. free from dirt; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BROOM — /broohm, broom/ , n. 1. an implement for sweeping, consisting of a brush of straw or stiff strands of synthetic …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BROOM — v. sweep with a broom
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NEW — I. ˈnü, chiefly Brit ˈnyü, in place names usually (ˌ)nu̇ or nə or (ˌ)ni adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLEAN — I. ˈklēn adjective Etymology: Middle English clene, from Old English clǣne; akin to Old High German kleini delicate, dainty Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BROOM — I. ˈbrüm, ˈbru̇m noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brōm; akin to Old High German brāmo bramble Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEW — adv newly; recently. 2. new ·superl fresh from anything; newly come. 3. new ·superl not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed. 4. …
Webster English vocab
CLEAN — superl free from ceremonial defilement. 2. clean ·superl free from moral defilement; sinless; pure. 3. clean ·superl free from dirt …
Webster English vocab
BROOM — vt ·see bream. 2. broom ·noun an implement for sweeping floors, ·etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of …
Webster English vocab
NEW — [new] adj [ME, fr. OE niwe; akin to OHG niuwi new, L novus, Gk neos] (bef. 12c) 1: having existed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLEAN — [clean] adj [ME clene, fr. OE claene; akin to OHG kleini delicate, dainty] (bef. 12c) 1 a: free from dirt …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROOM — [broom] n [ME, fr. OE brom; akin to OHG bramo bramble] (bef. 12c) 1: any of various leguminous shrubs (esp. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROOM — any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Cytisus, of the pea family (Faba ceae), native to temperate …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEW — new BrE AmE njuː § nuː AmE nuː njuː — Preference poll, American English: nuː 86%, njuː 14%.—See also phrases …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BROOM — Broom, Broome BrE AmE bruːm brʊm
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BROOM — broom BrE AmE bruːm brʊm — Preference poll, British English: bruːm 92%, brʊm 8%. ▷ brooms bruːmz brʊmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWEEPS — ➡ sweep
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEW — / njuː; NAmE nuː/ adjective ( newer , new·est ) NOT EXISTING BEFORE 1. not existing before; recently made, invented, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEAN
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROOM — / bruːm; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a brush on the end of a long handle, used for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEW — new S1 W1 /njuː $ nuː/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ new , ↑ renewable , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLEAN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BROOM — broom /bruːm, brʊm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: brom 'broom plant' ; ] [ Sense 1: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEW — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 a of recent origin or arrival. b made, invented, discovered, acquired, or experienced recently or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLEAN — adj., adv., v., & n. --adj. 1 (often foll. by of) free from dirt or contaminating matter, unsoiled. 2 clear; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BROOM — n. 1 a long-handled brush of bristles, twigs, etc. for sweeping (orig. one made of twigs of broom). 2 any …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEW — adj. & adv. adj. 1 a of recent origin or arrival. b made, invented, discovered, acquired, or experienced recently or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLEAN — adj., adv., v., & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by of) free from dirt or contaminating matter, unsoiled. 2 clear; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BROOM — n. 1 a long-handled brush of bristles, twigs, etc. for sweeping (orig. one made of twigs of broom). 2 any …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEW — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. a of recent origin or arrival. b made, invented, discovered, acquired, or experienced recently or …
Oxford English vocab
CLEAN — adj., adv., v., & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by of) free from dirt or contaminating matter, unsoiled. 2 clear; …
Oxford English vocab
BROOM — n.1 a long-handled brush of bristles, twigs, etc. for sweeping (orig. one made of twigs of broom). 2 any of …
Oxford English vocab
NEW — ( newer, newest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLEAN — ( cleaner, cleanest, cleans, cleaning, cleaned) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROOM — ( brooms) 1. A broom is a kind of brush with a long handle. You use a broom for sweeping …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEW — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flight is bound for London/New York etc (= it is going there ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLEAN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BROOM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a broom cupboard (= for brushes and other things you use to clean the house …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWEEPS — [plural] [noun] US - a period of time when measurements of the number of people watching different television stations are …
Cambridge English vocab
CLEAN — (NO ROUGH EDGES) [adjective] -er, -est - having no rough edges; smooth; straight; evenWhat he liked about the car was …
Cambridge English vocab
BROOM — n. In botany, any of several leguminous shrubs or small trees of the genus Cytisus , native to temperate regions …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NEW — adj. New Brutalism Yeniçeri New Troop New Goa New England Renaissance New Art New York Zoological Park New Negro Movement …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NEW — adj. brand new fire new new fashioned New Jerusalem new sprung spang new spanking new span new
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BROOM — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ witch's ▪ stiff VERB + BROOM ▪ sweep sth with , use ▪ grab ( esp. AmE …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NEW — See ↑ DIFFERENT 5, ↑ NEW 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ as good as new • ↑ be new to sth …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEW — INDEX: 1. recently made or produced 2. recently bought, or not used before 3. food and drink that is new …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLEAN — INDEX: 1. not dirty 2. completely clean so that diseases cannot spread 3. when you keep things clean to prevent …
Longman Activator English vocab
NEW — adj. 25B6; adjective new technology : RECENTLY DEVELOPED, up to date, latest, current, state-of-the-art, contemporary, advanced, recent, modern. new ideas …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEAN — n. 25B6; adjective keep the wound clean : WASHED, scrubbed, cleansed, cleaned; spotless, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied, unblemished, immaculate, pristine, dirt-free, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLEAN — < language > A lazy higher-order purely functional language from the University of Nijmegen . Clean was originally a subset …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
NEW — adj. 1 novel, original, unique, unusual, different, fresh, creative, imaginative, brand-new Ruth has a new idea for the sales campaign …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

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