sweep+away

  • 41sweep — see if every man would sweep his own doorstep the city would soon be clean sweep the house with broom in May, you sweep the head of the house away new brooms sweep clean …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 42sweep out — Synonyms and related words: bleach, blow, blow out, bowdlerize, broom, brush, brush off, clean, clean out, clean up, cleanse, clear, clear away, clear off, clear out, clear the decks, defecate, delouse, deplete, depurate, deterge, drain, dry… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 43sweep back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sweep back : present tense I/you/we/they sweep back he/she/it sweeps back present participle sweeping back past tense swept back past participle swept back to put your hair into a style that keeps it away from …

    English dictionary

  • 44sweep — swɪːp n. act of cleaning with a broom; continuous curving motion or shape; continuous extent; reach; chimney sweep, person who cleans soot and debris from inside a chimney; search made to remove hidden electronic listening devices v. clean or… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 45sweep someone/thing away/aside — remove or abolish someone or something swiftly and suddenly. → sweep …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 46sweep off one's feet — {v. phr.} To make (someone) have feelings (as love or happiness) too strong to control; overcome with strong feeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by (someone) through the feelings. * /The handsome football captain swept Joan off her feet… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 47sweep off one's feet — {v. phr.} To make (someone) have feelings (as love or happiness) too strong to control; overcome with strong feeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by (someone) through the feelings. * /The handsome football captain swept Joan off her feet… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 48sweep check — Ice Hockey. a maneuver for depriving an opponent of the puck by seizing it in the crook of one s stick and pulling it away with a movement in a long arc, the stick being held level or nearly level with the ice. Cf. check1 (def. 42). [1960 65] * * …

    Universalium

  • 49sweep\ off\ one's\ feet — v. phr. To make (someone) have feelings (as love or happiness) too strong to control; overcome with strong feeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by (someone) through the feelings. The handsome football captain swept Joan off her feet when… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 50ˌsweep sth aˈway — phrasal verb to destroy something, or to completely remove something Many people died when floods swept their homes away.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English