clean house

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clean house

verb cleans house · cleaning house · cleaned house

intransitive, literally To clean the interior of a house.
figuratively, intransitive To reform a workplace, organization, etc. by removing undesirable personnel or procedures. Francis was elected in March 2013 after the resignation of Benedict XVI, the first pontiff to step down in nearly six centuries, amid turmoil and intrigue about secret lobbies and financial chicanery. The cardinal electors sought a reformer with a strong administrative hand, but few anticipated how
intransitive, slang To win overwhelmingly. Time to clean some house, be a man or a mouse, waste those who make it tough to get around.

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@misc{clean_house_2026,
  title = {clean house},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clean%20house},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}