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Anonymous

#323587 Sat, 03 Feb 07 02:05 PM

"His desk was quite bare. 'You have made a clean sweep.'"

His desk is very clean, because he cleaned it.. Right?

Mister Micawber

#323601 Sat, 03 Feb 07 03:16 PM

... because he cleaned it well/completely (= 'clean sweep').

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Annvan

#323626 Sat, 03 Feb 07 04:12 PM

This could refer to the phrase "a clean sweep" meaning the removal of all unwanted things in order to start afresh.

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