sweep the board

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

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sweep the board
1. To win everything
2. To take all the cards
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Main Entry: ↑board
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sweep the board see under ↑board
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Main Entry: ↑sweep

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sweep the board phrase
to win everything

Last year, Durham swept the board, winning all four team events.

Thesaurus: to win a prize, or to award a prizesynonym
Main entry: sweep

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sweep the board (or boards)
win every event or prize in a contest

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sweep the board — see ↑sweep, 1
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Main Entry: ↑board
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sweep the board
chiefly Brit : to win everything that can be won in a competition

She swept the board at the awards ceremony.

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Main Entry: ↑sweep

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sweep the ˈboard idiom
to win all the prizes, etc. in a competition
Main entry: ↑sweepidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

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  • sweep the board — win every event or prize in a contest. → sweep …   English new terms dictionary

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