clean house

1. Wipe out corruption or inefficiency, as in It's time the Republican Party cleaned house. This usage is most often applied to an organization. [Slang; c. 1900]

2. Punish, give a beating, as in Whenever he was drunk he threatened to clean house on one and all. [Slang; c. 1900]

clean house

Slang

To eliminate or discard what is undesirable: The scandal forced the company to clean house.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nicole	nee-KOL (French), ni-KOL (English)	French, English, Dutch, German
Callum	KAL-um	Scottish
Eireen	ie-REEN	Irish
Berenike	-	Ancient Greek
MaximiliÁN	-	Slovak
Kiro	-	Macedonian