# sweep out

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/sweep-out
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

to remove someone from a place (where they are not wanted)

## Examples

- The manager had to sweep out the people causing trouble.
- Security guards arrived to sweep out the protesters who refused to leave the building.
- The new administration vowed to sweep out the corrupt officials who had long held power within the department.

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