make a clean sweep

Meaning

1. 1

   make a clean sweep (of sth)

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

2. 2

   make a clean sweep (of sth)

   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.

In the movies · 1

• Don't touch that unless it's for prints. Make a clean sweep.Nightcrawler2014

From the same entry

• as clean as a whistle
• a clean bill of health
• a clean break
• a clean sheet
• make a clean breast of
• keep your nose clean
• wipe the slate clean
• clean house
• clean up your act
• clean down
• clean off
• clean out