He played perfectly and managed to sweep the deck.
sweep the deck
idiomTo clear off all the stakes on the table by winning them.
After a long night of poker, she finally had a great hand and managed to sweep the deck.
With a final, decisive move, the gambler cleared the remaining chips and managed to sweep the deck, leaving his opponents with nothing.
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few cards shy of a full deck
Mentally deranged; demented; insane.
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play with a full deck
To behave in a manner suggesting that one is of normal intelligence, alert, and mentally stable.
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rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic
To do something pointless or insignificant that will soon be overtaken by events, or that contributes nothing to the solution of a current problem.
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sweep aside
To overcome an obstacle with little effort.
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sweep away
To overwhelm someone emotionally; sweep someone off their feet.
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sweep out
to remove someone from a place (where they are not wanted)
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sweep someone off their feet
To seduce someone romantically.
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sweep something under the rug
To conceal a problem (usually an embarrassing or illegal one) expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.