假如某人在 make a clean sweep 意思是他籌備徹底的重新開始做事情。這個短語同時也可以指獲得壓倒性的勝利，特別是體育比賽或競選。

例句

Laura is determined^{1 to make a clean sweep of her house this Christmas. She is going to replace all the kitchen appliances and upgrade her home entertainment system.}

The Chinese team is hoping to make a clean sweep of the table tennis competition at this years Olympic games.

請注意

短語 sweep something under the carpet 把東西掃到地毯下是指試圖隱藏或者忽略一個問題而不去處置它。

When it comes to the issue of the equality of pay, the management often try to sweep it under the carpet.