sweep
121sweep under the rug — sweep (something) under the rug to hide something embarrassing. The scandal was swept under the rug because of the important people involved in it …
122sweep off your feet — If you are swept off your feet, you lose control emotionally when you fall in love or are really impressed …
123sweep hand — sweep′ hand n. hor a hand, usu. a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial • Etymology: 1940–45 …
124sweep under the carpet — ► sweep under the carpet conceal or ignore (a problem) in the hope that it will be forgotten. Main Entry: ↑carpet …
125sweep ticket — sweep ticket, a ticket giving a chance in a sweepstakes …
126sweep (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 …
127sweep 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 …
128sweep 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 …