MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP (OF STH)


Meaning of MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP (OF STH) in English

1.

to remove all the people or things from an organization that are thought to be unnecessary or need changing

2.

to win all the prizes or parts of a game or competition; to win an election completely :

China made a clean sweep of the medals in the gymnastics events.

The opinion poll suggests a clean sweep for the Democrats.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.