- sweep the board
- British
to win all the prizes or votes in a competition or an election.
Her latest film swept the boards at last night's cinema awards.
The liberals look set to sweep the board in the local elections.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
sweep the board
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sweep the board — ► sweep the board win every event or prize in a contest. Main Entry: ↑sweep … English terms dictionary
sweep the board — phrasal or sweep the table 1. : to win all the bets on the table 2. : to win everything in sight : excel all competitors * * * sweep the board 1. To win everything 2. To take all the cards • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sweep the board — or sweep the table phrasal 1. to win all the bets on the table 2. to win everything ; beat all competitors … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweep the board — to win everything Last year, Durham swept the board, winning all four team events … English dictionary
sweep the board — win every event or prize in a contest. → sweep … English new terms dictionary
sweep the board — verb a) To win all the prizes in a competition. b) To get enough votes in an election to gain all the seats … Wiktionary
sweep the table — phrasal see sweep the board … New Collegiate Dictionary
sweep the table — phrasal see sweep the board … Useful english dictionary
sweep — ► VERB (past and past part. swept) 1) clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter. 2) move or push with great force. 3) (sweep away/aside) remove or abolish swiftly and suddenly. 4) search or survey (an area). 5) pass or traverse swiftly and… … English terms dictionary
sweep — sweep1 W3S3 [swi:p] v past tense and past participle swept [swept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean something)¦ 2¦(push something somewhere)¦ 3¦(push somebody/something with force)¦ 4¦(group moves)¦ 5¦(wind/waves etc)¦ 6¦(become popular)¦ 7¦(feeling)¦… … Dictionary of contemporary English
