cut a swath through

cut a swath/swathe through something

to cause a lot of destruction, death, or harm in a particular place or among a particular group of people Violent electrical storms cut a swath through parts of the South yesterday. The AIDS epidemic has already cut a swath through the fashion industry.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Haris (2)	-	Greek
Sellers	['seləz]
Azucena	ah-thoo-THE-nah (Spanish), ah-soo-SE-nah (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Chiemeka	-	Western African, Igbo
Ciriaco	chee-ree-AH-ko (Italian), thee-ree-AH-ko (Spanish), see-ree-AH-ko (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
BlÁThnat	BLAW-nit	Irish, Irish Mythology