clean house



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]
See also: clean, house

clean house

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nazariy-Russian, Ukrainian
RaineRAYNEnglish (Rare)
Tripp[trip]
Anant-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Freddy['fredi]
Oyunchimeg-Mongolian