a clean sweep



a clean sweep

if you make a clean sweep, you win a competition or an election very easily or you win all the prizes in a competition China's women divers achieved a clean sweep in yesterday's competitions. Analysts are predicting a clean sweep for the ruling party in the forthcoming elections.
See also: clean, sweep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
StÉPhaneste-FAHNFrench
Shikha-Indian, Hindi
MarjutMAHR-yootFinnish
Rolf[rɔf]
SalomÓNsah-lo-MONSpanish
Carolinakah-ro-LEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), ka-roo-LEE-nə (Portuguese), ker-ə-LIEN-ə (English), kar-ə-LIEN-ə (English)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish