sweep
101sweep under the carpet — sweep (something) under the carpet British, American & Australian, American & Australian to try to hide a problem or keep a problem secret instead of dealing with it. The incident has forced into the open an issue that the government would rather …
102sweep off — Sweep away, sweep, brush off, brush away …
103sweep things under the carpet — If people try to ignore unpleasant things and forget about them, they sweep them under the carpet …
104sweep the board — ► sweep the board win every event or prize in a contest. Main Entry: ↑sweep …
105sweep hand — n. SECOND HAND (sense 1): also sweep second hand …
106sweep-saw — sweepˈ saw noun A turning saw (qv under ↑turn) • • • Main Entry: ↑sweep …
107sweep-washer — sweepˈ washer noun A person who recovers gold or silver from the sweepings of refineries • • • Main Entry: ↑sweep …
108sweep to power — sweep to/from/power phrase to win or lose an election by a very large number of votes The Party swept to power in elections the following year. Thesaurus: to be a candidate or winner in an electionsynonym elections and relating to the electoral… …
109sweep from power — sweep to/from/power phrase to win or lose an election by a very large number of votes The Party swept to power in elections the following year. Thesaurus: to be a candidate or winner in an electionsynonym elections and relating to the electoral… …
110sweep to victory — phrase to easily win a competition or an election Johnson swept to victory by one of the largest margins in American history. Thesaurus: to win a game, competition or argumentsynonym to be a candidate or winner in an electionsynonym Main entry:… …