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sweep somebody off their feet — ˌsweep sb off their ˈfeet idiom to make sb fall suddenly and deeply in love with you • She s waiting for some hero to come and sweep her off her feet. Main entry: ↑sweepidiom … Useful english dictionary
sweep (somebody) to power — sweep (sb) to ˈpower idiom to win an election by a large number of votes; to make sb win an election with a large number of votes Main entry: ↑sweepidiom … Useful english dictionary
sweep somebody along — ˌsweep sb aˈlong/aˈway derived usually passive to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else • They were swept along by the force of their emotions. Main entry: ↑sweepderived … Useful english dictionary
sweep somebody away — ˌsweep sb aˈlong/aˈway derived usually passive to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else • They were swept along by the force of their emotions. Main entry: ↑sweepderived … Useful english 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
sweep up — verb 1. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one s own (Freq. 1) She embraced Catholicism They adopted the Jewish faith • Syn: ↑espouse, ↑embrace, ↑adopt • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sweep away — verb 1. eliminate completely and without a trace (Freq. 2) The old values have been wiped out • Syn: ↑wipe out • Derivationally related forms: ↑wipeout (for: ↑wipe out) … Useful english dictionary
sweep under the rug — verb to conceal something in the hopes it won t be discovered by others (Freq. 1) The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug • Hypernyms: ↑hide, ↑conceal • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * sweep ( … Useful english dictionary
sweep — 01. Be careful; I have to [sweep] the kitchen floor because I just broke a wine glass in there. 02. The New York Yankees [swept] the 2000 World Series of baseball 4 games to 1. 03. Garbage littering the streets of the city is cleaned up early… … Grammatical examples in English
sweep off — verb overwhelm emotionally Her swept her away • Syn: ↑sweep away • Hypernyms: ↑affect, ↑impress, ↑move, ↑strike • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
