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sweep something

out to clean something out by sweeping. Someone has to sweep the garage out. Don't sweep out this room. I'll do it.

See:

• a clean sweep
• black as a skillet
• clean sweep
• make a clean sweep
• new broom sweeps clean, a
• New brooms sweep clean
• off someone's feet
• sweep
• sweep (something) under the mat
• sweep along
• sweep aside
• sweep away
• sweep back
• sweep down
• sweep down on
• sweep in
• sweep into
• sweep off
• sweep off feet
• sweep one off feet
• sweep out
• sweep out of
• sweep out of some place
• sweep over
• sweep the board
• sweep through
• sweep under the carpet
• sweep under the rug
• sweep up
• sweep up after