假如某人在 make a clean sweep 意思是他筹备彻底的重新开始做事情。这个短语同时也可以指获得压倒性的胜利，特别是体育比赛或竞选。
例句
Laura is determined1 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.
请注意
短语 sweep something under the carpet 把东西扫到地毯下是指试图隐藏或者忽略一个问题而不去处置它。
When it comes to the issue of the equality of pay, the management often try to sweep it under the carpet.