a clean sweep

a clean sweep
(a clean sweep (of))
1) полное избавление (от кого-л. или от чего-л.) (обыкн. употр. с гл. to make)

I want to make a clean sweep of everything I've learnt and start fresh. When I came back I destroyed everything I'd painted. I've got nothing in my studio now but an easel, my paints, and some clean canvases. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 48) — Мне хочется перечеркнуть все, чему я учился, и начать сызнова. Когда я вернулся, я уничтожил все мои картины. У меня в мастерской теперь нет ничего, кроме мольберта, красок и чистых холстов.

There is exultation in making a clean sweep of an old life and starting off on a new one. (R. Aldington, ‘Very Heaven’, part II, ch. 6) — Мы испытываем какой-то восторг, когда отметаем начисто прежнюю жизнь и начинаем новую.

When we came here, I felt that the New Town gave one a chance of clean sweep, of starting afresh with no ancient baggage. (J. Lindsay, ‘All on the Never-Never’, ch. 6) — Когда мы приехали в Нью-Таун, я думал, что у меня появилась возможность начать новую жизнь и позабыть о прошлом.

In forming his new Cabinet the Prime Minister has made a clean sweep. (ALD) — Формируя новый кабинет, премьер-министр полностью обновил его состав.

2) полная победа (спортивной команды, политической партии и т. п.)

Burly Nicola Pletrangeli, of Italy, today beat Wimbledon champion Neale Fraser to prevent a clean sweep by Australia in the Davis Cup challenge round here. (‘Dally Worker’) — Итальянец Берли Никола Пьетранджели нанес поражение уимблдонскому чемпиону Нилу Фрейзеру и таким образом помешал австралийской команде выиграть Кубок Дэвиса.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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